Calthalotia Explained

Calthalotia is an Australian genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top shells.^[1]

Species

Species with names in current use within the genus Calthalotia include:^[2]

• Calthalotia arruensis (Watson, 1880)
• Calthalotia baudini (Fischer, 1878)
• Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1848)
• Calthalotia modesta (Thiele, 1930)
• Calthalotia mundula (Adams & Angas, 1864)
• Calthalotia strigata (Adams, 1853)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Calthalotia comtessi (Iredale, 1931): synonym of Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1848)
• Calthalotia indistincta (Wood, 1828): synonym of Calthalotia comtessi (Iredale, 193)1 - C. indistincta has priority over C. comtessi, according to Jansen (1993).^[3]
• Calthalotia marginata (Tenison-Woods, J.E., 1880):^{[4] [5]} synonym of Calthalotia arruensis (Watson, 1880)
• Calthalotia nitidissima Ludbrook, N.H. 1941: synonym of Calthalotia arruensis (Watson, 1880)
• Calthalotia porteri Iredale, 1940: synonym of Prothalotia porteri (Iredale, 1940)

References

• Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Calthalotia Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512278 on 2010-10-31
2. http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/6564 OBIS : Calthalotia
3. Jansen, P., 1993. The family Trochidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Sydney metropolitan area and adjacent coast. Australian Zoologist 29(1-2): 49-61.
4. Web site: NHMR: Calthalotia marginata . 2014-01-08 . 2014-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108175010/http://www.nmr-pics.nl/trochidae/album/slides/Calthalotia%20marginata.html . dead .
5. Web site: Gastropods.com: Calthalotia marginata . 2014-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108164626/http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_58320.shtml# . 2014-01-08 . dead .