- Source: Priotrochus
Priotrochus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Description
The shell has an elevated-conic shape. The columella is crenulate, not toothed. The umbilicus is narrow without spiral funicle.
Species
Species within the genus Priotrochus include:
Priotrochus aniesae Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1992
Priotrochus goudoti (Fischer, 1878)
Priotrochus iris Herbert, 1988
Priotrochus obscurus (W. Wood, 1828)
Species brought into synonymy
Priotrochus alexandri Tomlin, 1926: synonym of Priotrochus obscurus ponsonbyi (G. B. Sowerby, 1888)
Priotrochus chrysolaemus (Martens, 1880): synonym of Priotrochus goudoti (Fischer, 1878)
Priotrochus incertus Schepman, 1908: synonym of Tibatrochus incertus (Schepman, 1908)
Priotrochus kotschyi (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Trochus kotschyi Philippi, 1849
Priotrochus sepulchralis Melvill, 1899: synonym of Priotrochus obscurus obscurus (Wood, 1828)
References
Herbert D.G. (1988). A new species of Priotrochus (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae) from south-east Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 29(2):503-507.