Prothalotia

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Prothalotia
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Prothalotia ramburi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Genus: Prothalotia
Thiele, 1930 [1]
Type species
Trochus flindersiP. Fischer, 1878
Synonyms

Cantharidus (Prothalotia)Thiele, 1930 (original rank)

Contents

Prothalotia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails. [2]

Distribution

The species in this genus occurs off Japan and Australia.

Species

Species within the genus Prothalotia include:

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use : [3]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Thiele, 1930, Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens, 5, Lief. 8: 566
  2. Prothalotia Thiele, 1930 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 December 2012.
  3. OBIS : Prothalotia
  4. Prothalotia boninensis Okutani, 2001 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.