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Odontotrochus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Trochidae

Odontotrochus

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

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Description

The elevated shell has a conical shape. Its periphery is acutely carinated. The truncated columella is toothed below.

Distribution

This genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

Species

  • Odontotrochus chlorostomus (Menke, 1843)
  • Odontotrochus poppei Lan, 1991
  • Species brought into synonymy
  • Odontotrochus indistinctus (Wood, 1828): synonym of Calthalotia comtessi (Iredale, 1931)
  • References

    Odontotrochus Wikipedia