Trichosirius Explained

Trichosirius is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Capulidae (previously Trichotropidae).^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Trichosirius include:

• Trichosirius cavatocarinatus (Laws, 1940)
• Trichosirius inornatus (Hutton, 1873)
• Trichosirius octocarinatus (Powell, 1931)
• Trichosirius ornatus (Hutton, 1873)
• † Trichosirius (Eosirius) admeteformis (Maxwell, 1966)
• † Trichosirius (Miplioderma) finlayi Laws, 1935
• † Trichosirius (Miplioderma) mangawera (Laws, 1940)
• † Trichosirius (Miplioderma) reticulatus (Suter, 1917)
• † Trichosirius (Miplioderma) waihuanus (Marwick, 1965)

Further reading

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• Finlay H.J. 1926. A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 57: 320-485.

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Trichosirius. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598664 on 2012-05-31