''Synaptocochlea'' is a genus of very small

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mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Description

The oval shell is intermediate between ''

Stomatella ''Stomatella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails and their allies. Lamarck in the Philos. Zool., 1809, mentioned the genus as "Stomatelle" but did not describe the ...

'' and ''Gena'' in contour. The very short spire is sub-marginal. The surface is spirally striated or decussated. The very large aperture is longer than wide. The animal has an operculum.

Distribution

This marine genus occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific, Indo-Malaysia, Oceania and off Australia ( Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)

Species

Species within the genus ''Synaptocochlea'' include: * '' Synaptocochlea asperulata'' (A. Adams, 1850) * '' Synaptocochlea belmonti'' Simone, 2009 * '' Synaptocochlea caliginosa'' H. & A. Adams, 1863 * '' Synaptocochlea concinna'' (Gould, 1845) * ''

Synaptocochlea granosa ''Synaptocochlea'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Description The oval shell is intermediate between ''Stomatella ''Stomatella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized ...

'' (Lambert, 1874) * '' Synaptocochlea montrouzieri'' (Pilsbry, 1890) * ''

Synaptocochlea picta ''Synaptocochlea picta'', common name the painted false stomatella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico a ...

'' (d’Orbigny, 1847) * '' Synaptocochlea pulchella'' (A. Adams, 1850) * '' Synaptocochlea stellata'' (Souverbie, 1863) The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species OBIS: ''Synaptocochlea''
/ref> * '' Synaptocochlea hexagonum'' Philippi, 1850 * '' Synaptocochlea tursicus'' Reeve, 1848 ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Synaptocochlea inconcinna'' auct. non Pilsbry, 1921: synonym of ''

'' (d’Orbigny, 1847) * ''Synaptocochlea lactea'' Usticke, 1959: synonym of ''

'' (d’Orbigny, 1847) * ''Synaptocochlea nigrita'' Rehder, 1939: synonym of ''

'' (d’Orbigny, 1847) * ''Synaptocochlea picta'' (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1862): synonym of ''Synaptocochlea montrouzieri'' (Pilsbry, 1890)

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.

External links

Pilsbry, H. A. (1890-1891). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 1. Vol. 12: Stomatellidae, Scissurellidae, Pleurotomariidae, Haliotidae, Scutellinidae, Addisoniidae, Cocculinidae, Fissurellidae. pp 1-323, pls 1-65. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3177327 Trochidae Gastropod genera