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Chrysostoma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Trochidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Similar
  
Grey‑headed albatross, Cantharidus, Clanculus, Ethminolia, Erronea ovum

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Chrysostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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Description

The solid, thick shell has a globose shape. The spire is very short . The aperture is rounded. The parietal wall bears a heavy callus which wholly or almost covers the narrow umbilicus.

Species

Species within the genus Chrysostoma include:

  • Chrysostoma paradoxum (Born, 1778)
  • Species brought into synonymy
  • Chrysostoma zeus (Fischer, 1874): synonym of Austrocochlea zeus P. Fischer, 1874
  • References

    Chrysostoma Wikipedia