Prothalotia porteri

Prothalotia porteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Subfamily:	Cantharidinae
Genus:	Prothalotia
Species:	P. porteri
Binomial name
	Prothalotia porteri; (Iredale, 1940)
Synonyms
	Calthalotia porteriIredale, 1940

Last updated October 06, 2025

Prothalotia porteri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Lord Howe Island.

References

↑ Marshall, B. (2013). Prothalotia porteri (Iredale, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720364 on 2014-02-20

Iredale, T. 1940. Marine molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 429–443, pl. 32–34

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[WoRMS-1] Marshall, B. (2013). Prothalotia porteri (Iredale, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720364 on 2014-02-20

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