Trochita

Trochita
	Trochita trochiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Calyptraeidae
Genus:	Trochita ; Schumacher, 1817
Type species
	Trochita spiralisSchumacher, 1817;
Synonyms
	TrochatellaLesson, 1831; TrochillaSwainson, 1835;

Last updated March 24, 2026

Trochita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Trochita include:^[1]

Trochita dhofarensis Taylor & Smythe, 1985
Trochita pileolus (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Trochita pileus (Lamarck, 1822)
Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)

Species brought into synonymy

Trochita alta Hutton, 1885: synonym of Sigapatella terraenovae Peile, 1924
Trochita calyptraeaformis : synonym of Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)
Trochita clypeolum Reeve, 1859: synonym of Trochita pileus (Lamarck, 1822)
Trochita corrugata Reeve, 1859: synonym of Trochita pileus (Lamarck, 1822)
Trochita decipiens (Philippi, 1845): synonym of Trochita pileolus (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Trochita georgiana A. W. B. Powell, 1951: synonym of Trochita pileolus (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Trochita helicoidea (Sowerby, 1883): synonym of Calyptraea helicoidea (G.B. Sowerby II, 1883)
Trochita radians (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)
Trochita spiralis Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)
Trochita spirata (Forbes, 1852): synonym of Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)
Trochita tenuis (Gray, 1867): synonym of Sigapatella tenuis (Gray, 1867)
Trochita ventricosa Carpenter, 1857 : taxon inquirendum

References

1 2 3 Trochita Schumacher, 1817 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.

Taylor J.D. & Smythe K.R. (1985) A new species of Trochita (Gastropoda: Calyptraeidae) from Oman: A relict distribution and association with upwelling areas. Journal of Conchology 32: 39–48
Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 Trochita Schumacher, 1817 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.

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