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Trochus
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Prosobranchia
Order:
Archaeogastropoda
Suborder:
Trochina
Superfamily:
Trochacea
Family:
Trochidae
Subfamily:
Trochinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Trochus LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
T. maculatus, SD IREDALE, 1912
Images
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Fig. 165,10. *T. (T.) maculatus, Rec., Philippines, X1.0 (147)
Synonyms
Polydonta, Lamprostoma
Geographic Distribution
Afr.-IndoPac.-Austral.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
23.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Conical, base more or less flattened
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Prosobranchia
Order:
Archaeogastropoda
Suborder:
Trochina
Superfamily:
Trochacea
Family:
Trochidae
Subfamily:
Trochinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Trochus LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
T. maculatus, SD IREDALE, 1912
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 165,10. *T. (T.) maculatus, Rec., Philippines, X1.0 (147)
Synonyms
Polydonta, Lamprostoma
Geographic Distribution
Afr.-IndoPac.-Austral.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
23.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Conical, base more or less flattened