''Thalotia'' is a

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Trochidae The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles ...

, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Thalotia'' Gray, 1847. Accessed through:

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Description

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is ovate. The outer lip is thick and crenulated within. The

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is toothed at the base and subtruncated.Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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Species

Species within the genus ''Thalotia'' include: * '' Thalotia beluchistana'' Melvill, J.C., 1897 * '' Thalotia conica'' (Gray, 1827) * '' Thalotia khlimax'' Vilvens, 2012 * '' Thalotia polysarchosa'' Vilvens, 2012 * '' Thalotia tiaraeides'' Vilvens, 2012 ;The following species were brought into synonymy: * ''Thalotia aspera'' Kuroda & Habe, 1952: synonym of '' Tosatrochus attenuatus'' (Jonas, 1844) * ''Thalotia attenuata'' (Jonas, 1845): synonym of '' Tosatrochus attenuatus'' (Jonas, 1844) * ''Thalotia chlorostoma'' (Menke, 1843): synonym of '' Odontotrochus chlorostomus'' (Menke, 1843) * ''Thalotia comtessei'' Iredale, 1931: synonym of '' Calthalotia fragum'' (Philippi, 1848) * ''Thalotia crenellifera'' Adams, 1853: synonym of ''

Cantharidus crenelliferus ''Cantharidus crenelliferus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2013). Cantharidus crenelliferus (A. Adams, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Thalotia dubia'' Tenison-Woods, J.E., 1878: synonym of ''Thalotia conica'' (Gray, 1827) * ''Thalotia elongata'' Sowerby, G.B. I, 1818: synonym of '' Tosatrochus attenuatus'' (Jonas, 1844) * ''Thalotia kotschyi'' (Philippi, 1849): synonym of ''Osilinus kotschyi'' (Philippi, 1849); synonym of '' Priotrochus kotschyi'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Thalotia maculata'' Brazier, 1877: synonym of '' Turcica maculata'' (Brazier, 1877) (original combination) * ''Thalotia maldivensis'' Smith, 1903: synonym of '' Jujubinus maldivensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1903) (original combination) * ''Thalotia mariae'' Tenison-Woods, 1877: synonym of ''

Cantharidus pulcherrimus ''Prothalotia pulcherrima'', common name the beautiful jewel top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Prothalotia pulcherrima (W. Wood, 1828) ...

'' W. Wood, 1828 * ''Thalotia mundula'' A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of '' Prothalotia strigata'' (Adams, 1853) * ''Thalotia neglecta'' Tate, 1893: synonym of '' Odontotrochus chlorostomus'' (Menke, K.T., 1843) * ''Thalotia ocellata'' (A. Adams, 1861): synonym of '' Alcyna ocellata'' A. Adams, 1860 * ''Thalotia rariguttata'' (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1916): synonym of '' Cantharidus rariguttatus'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1916 * ''Thalotia picta'' Angas, 1865: synonym of ''

Prothalotia lesueuri ''Prothalotia lesueuri'', common name Lesueur's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Prothalotia lesueuri'' (P. Fischer, 1880). Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (P. Fischer, 1880) * ''Thalotia pictus'' Wood, 1828: synonym of '' Thalotia conica'' (Gray, 1827) * ''Thalotia strigata'' Adams, 1853: synonym of '' Prothalotia strigata'' (Adams, 1853) * ''Thalotia subangulata'' (Pease, 1861): synonym of '' Alcyna subangulata'' Pease, 1861 * ''Thalotia suturalis'' A. Adams, 1853: synonym of ''

Prothalotia suturalis ''Prothalotia suturalis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2013). Prothalotia suturalis (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Thalotia torresi'' E.A. Smith, 1884: synonym of '' Calthalotia arruensis'' (Watson, 1880) * ''Thalotia woodsiana'' Angas, 1872: synonym of '' Thalotia conica'' (Gray, 1827) * ''Thalotia yokohamaensis'' Donald, K.M., 1878: synonym of '' Kanekotrochus infuscatus'' Gould, A.A., 1861 * ''Thalotia zebrides'' A. Adams, 1851: synonym of ''

Prothalotia pyrgos ''Prothalotia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails. Distribution The species in this genus occurs off Japan and Australia. Species Species within the genus ...

'' Philippi, 1849

References

* Gray, 1847 ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 15: 145''; Not available (nomen nudum) from Gray, 1840, Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42, first printing: 147; 1842, ed. 44: 57 * Harris, G.F. (1897). ''Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Part I. The Australasian Tertiary Mollusca''. London : British Museum of Natural History. 407 pp. 8 pls. * Cotton, B.C. (1959). ''South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda'' . Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer.

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