Trochita Explained

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.

Species

Species within the genus Trochita include:

• 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

• 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