Monodonta
Encyclopedia
Monodonta is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Trochidae
, the top snails.
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)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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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.
Species
Species within the genus Monodonta include:- Monodonta australisMonodonta australisMonodonta australis, common name the toothed topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Lamarck, 1816) - Monodonta canaliferaMonodonta canaliferaMonodonta canalifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Lamarck, 1816 - Monodonta confusa Tapparone-Canefri, 1874
- Monodonta gibbula Thiele, 1925
- Monodonta glabrata Gould, 1861
- Monodonta labioMonodonta labioMonodonta labio, common name the toothed top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Monodonta lugubrisMonodonta lugubrisMonodonta lugubris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Lamarck, 1822 - Monodonta nebulosa Forsskal in Niebuhr, 1775
- Monodonta neritoides (Philippi, 1849)
- Monodonta perplexa Pilsbry, 1889
- Monodonta vermiculataMonodonta vermiculataMonodonta vermiculata, common name the toothed topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-References:...
(P. Fischer, 1874) - Monodonta viridis Lamarck, 1816
Species brought into synonymy :
- Monodonta (Osilinus) Philippi, 1847 : synonym of OsilinusOsilinusOsilinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Osilinus include:* Osilinus articulatus * Osilinus atratus...
Philippi, 1847 - Monodonta angulifera A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of Perrinia angulifera (A. Adams, 1853)
- Monodonta clathrata A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of Vaceuchelus clathratus (A. Adams, 1853)
- Monodonta colubrina (Gould, 1851) : synonym of Osilinus sauciatusOsilinus sauciatusOsilinus sauciatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a...
(Koch, 1845) - Monodonta constricta Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of Austrocochlea constricta (Lamarck, 1822)
- Monodonta coronaria Lamarck, 1816 : synonym of Tectarius grandinatusTectarius grandinatusTectarius grandinatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Monodonta crinita Philippi, 1849 : synonym of Chlorodiloma crinita (Philippi, 1849)
- Monodonta dama (Philippi, 1848) : synonym of Monodonta nebulosa Forsskal in Niebuhr, 1775
- Monodonta fischeri Montrouzier [in Souverbie & Montrouzier], 1866 : synonym of Herpetopoma fischeri (Montrouzier [in Souverbie & Montrouzier], 1866)
- Monodonta foveolata A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of Vaceuchelus clathratus (A. Adams, 1853)
- Monodonta fulgurata (Philippi, 1846) : synonym of Oxystele fulgurata (Philippi, 1848)
- Monodonta limbata Philippi, 1844 : synonym of Danilia tineiDanilia tineiDanilia tinei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae....
(Calcara, 1839) - Monodonta lineata (Da Costa, 1778) : synonym of Osilinus lineatusOsilinus lineatusOsilinus lineatus, common name the Thick top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-External links:...
(da Costa, 1778) - Monodonta margaritaria Philippi, 1846 : synonym of Clanculus margaritariusClanculus margaritariusClanculus margaritarius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Philippi, 1846) - Monodonta mutabilis (Philippi, 1846) : synonym of Phorcus mutabilisPhorcus mutabilisPhorcus mutabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Philippi, 1846) - Monodonta 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) - Monodonta subrostrata Gray, 1835 : synonym of Diloma subrostrata (Gray, 1835)
- Monodonta tinei Calcara, 1839 : synonym of Danilia tineiDanilia tineiDanilia tinei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae....
(Calcara, 1839)