Calthalotia is an Australian genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top shells.[2]
| Calthalotia | |
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| A shell of Calthalotia arruensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Calthalotia Iredale, 1929[1] |
| Type species | |
| Calliostoma arruense Watson, 1880
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Species
editSpecies with names in current use within the genus Calthalotia include:[3]
- Calthalotia arruensis (Watson, 1880)
- Calthalotia baudini (Fischer, 1878)
- Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1848)
- Calthalotia modesta (Thiele, 1930)
- Calthalotia mundula (Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Calthalotia strigata (Adams, 1853)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Calthalotia comtessi (Iredale, 1931): synonym of Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1848)
- Calthalotia indistincta (Wood, 1828): synonym of Calthalotia comtessi (Iredale, 193)1 - C. indistincta has priority over C. comtessi, according to Jansen (1993).[4]
- Calthalotia marginata (Tenison-Woods, J.E., 1880):[5][6] synonym of Calthalotia arruensis (Watson, 1880)
- Calthalotia nitidissima Ludbrook, N.H. 1941: synonym of Calthalotia arruensis (Watson, 1880)
- Calthalotia porteri Iredale, 1940: synonym of Prothalotia porteri (Iredale, 1940)
References
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- ^ Iredale T. (1929). Mem. Queensland Mus. 9: 271.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Calthalotia Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512278 on 2010-10-31
- ^ OBIS : Calthalotia; accessed : 31 October 2010
- ^ Jansen, P., 1993. The family Trochidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Sydney metropolitan area and adjacent coast. Australian Zoologist 29(1-2): 49-61.
- ^ "NHMR: Calthalotia marginata". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "Gastropods.com: Calthalotia marginata". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A
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