Monilea
Encyclopedia
Monilea is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Trochidae
, the top snails.
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following names in current use
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Trochidae
Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top snails, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda ....
, the top snails.
Description
The solid shell has a depressed-conical shape. It is sharply striate and spirally . The umbilicus is partly filled by a prominent spiral funicle within that terminates at the columella. The sinuous columella terminates in a point or denticle at its base. The outer lip is lirate within.Species
Species within the genus Monilea include:- Monilea belcheri (Philippi, 1849)
- Monilea calliferaMonilea calliferaMonilea callifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 24 mm. The lusterless conoidal shell is narrowly umbilicate, more or less depressed, strong and solid...
(Lamarck, 1822) - Monilea cocoaMonilea cocoaMonilea cocoa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Okutani, 2001 - Monilea goudotiMonilea goudotiMonilea goudoti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(P. Fisher, 1878) - Monilea nucleusMonilea nucleusMonilea nucleus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Philippi, 1849) - Monilea pantanelliiMonilea pantanelliiMonilea pantanellii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Caramagna, 1888) - Monilea patricia (Philippi, 1851)
- Monilea philippii A. Adams, 1855
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following names in current use
- Monilea calyculus (Wood, 1828)
- Monilea celebensis Schepman, 1908
- Monilea chiliarches Melvill, 1910
- Monilea pudibunda Fischer, 1878
- Monilea rosea Tenison-Woods, 1876
- Monilea simulans Smith, 1899
- Monilea smithi (Wood, 1828 in 1818-28)
- Monilea solanderi (Philippi, 1851)
- Monilea turbinata Tenison-Woods, 1877
- Monilea unicarinata (Fischer, 1879)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Monilea chrysolamea (Martens, 1880) : synonym of Priotrochus goudoti (Fischer, 1878)
- Monilea laevissima (Martens, 1881) : synonym of Ilanga laevissima (Martens, 1881)
- Monilea lifuana Ladd, 1966 : synonym of as Trochus lifuanus Fischer, 1878
- Monilea lifuana (Fischer, 1878) : synonym of Trochus lifuanus Fischer, 1878
- Monilea obscura (Wood, 1828) : synonym of Priotrochus obscurusPriotrochus obscurusPriotrochus obscurus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania and Durban, South Africa.-References:* Dautzenberg, Ph. ....
(W. Wood, 1828) - Monilea ponsonbyi (G.B. Sowerby, 1888) : synonym of Priotrochus obscurus ponsonbyi (G.B. sowerby, 1888)
- Monilea rhodomphala (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1875) : synonym of Trochus rhodomphalus Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1875
- Monilea singaporensis Pilsbry, 1889 : synonym of Minolia singaporensisMinolia singaporensisMinolia singaporensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae....
(Pilsbry, 1889)