Thoristella

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Thoristella
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Thoristella

Iredale, 1915 [1]
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Thoristella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, [2] the top snails or top shells.

Contents

Thoristella has become a synonym of Coelotrochus P. Fischer, 1879 [3]

Distribution

This genus is endemic to New Zealand.

Species

Species within the genus Thoristella include:

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References

  1. Iredale T. (1915). Trans. N. Zealand Inst.47: 436.
  2. WoRMS (2010). Thoristella Iredale, 1915. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456529 on 2010-04-30
  3. Bouchet, P. (2010). Thoristella Iredale, 1915. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456529 on 2011-03-01