''Trichotropis'' is a

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of small sea snails,

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gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in the

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Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Gofas, S. (2012). Capulidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

, the cap snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Trichotropis'' include: * ''

Trichotropis bicarinata ''Trichotropis bicarinata'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the ...

'' (Sowerby I, 1825) * ''

Trichotropis cancellata ''Trichotropis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusc, mollusks in the family (biology), family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Trichotropis'' include: * ''Trichotropis bicarinata ...

'' Hinds, 1843 * ''

Trichotropis conicus ''Trichotropis conica'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.MolluscaBase (2020). MolluscaBase. Trichotropis conica Møller, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' Møller, 1842 * ''

Trichotropis pulcherrima ''Trichotropis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Trichotropis'' include: * '' Trichotropis bicarinata'' (Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Trichotropis c ...

'' Melvill & Standen, 1903 * ''

Trichotropis townsendi ''Trichotropis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Trichotropis'' include: * '' Trichotropis bicarinata'' (Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Trichotropis c ...

'' Melvill & Standen, 1901 * ''

Trichotropis turrita ''Trichotropis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Trichotropis'' include: * '' Trichotropis bicarinata'' (Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Trichotropis c ...

'' Dall, 1927 * ''

Trichotropis zuluensis ''Trichotropis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Trichotropis'' include: * '' Trichotropis bicarinata'' (Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Trichotropis c ...

'' Barnard, 1963 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Trichotropis antarctica'' Thiele, 1912: synonym of ''

Torellia antarctica ''Torellia antarctica'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the cla ...

'' (Thiele, 1912) * ''Trichotropis atlantica'' Möller, 1842: synonym of ''Trichotropis borealis'' Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829 * ''Trichotropis bicarinatus'': synonym of ''Trichotropis bicarinata'' (Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Trichotropis blainvilleanus'' Petit de la Saussaye, 1851: synonym of '' Separatista helicoides'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Trichotropis borealis'' Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829: synonym of ''

Ariadnaria borealis ''Ariadnaria borealis'', common name the boreal hairysnail, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Distribution This species occurs in the North Sea, the Canadian part of the A ...

'' (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) * ''Trichotropis clathrata'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1874: synonym of ''

Trichosirius inornatus ''Trichosirius inornatus'' is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs i ...

'' (Hutton, 1873) * ''Trichotropis conica'' Broderip & Sowerby, 1842: synonym of ''Trichotropis borealis'' Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829 * ''Trichotropis coronata'' Gould, 1860: synonym of ''

Neoiphinoe coronata ''Neoiphinoe'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Neoiphinoe'' include: * '' Neoiphinoe arctica'' (Middendorff, 1849) * '' Neoiphinoe coronata'' ...

'' (Gould, 1860) * ''Trichotropis costellata'' Couthouy, 1838: synonym of ''Trichotropis borealis'' Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829 * ''Trichotropis crassicostata'' Melvill, 1912: synonym of ''

Verticosta crassicostata ''Verticosta '' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorp ...

'' (Melvill, 1912) * ''Trichotropis dorbignyanum'' Petit de la Saussaye, 1851: synonym of ''

Coralliophila erosa ''Coralliophila erosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell size varies between 15 mm and 35 mm Distribution This marine species occ ...

'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Trichotropis flavida'' Hinds, 1843: synonym of '' Separatista flavida'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Trichotropis gabrieli'' Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899: synonym of '' Separatista helicoides'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Trichotropis gouldii'' A. Adams, 1857: synonym of ''

Alora gouldii Alora may refer to: * ''Alora'' (gastropod), a genus of wentletraps in the family Epitoniidae * Alora (drug), a brand name for transdermal Estradiol * Álora Álora is a town and municipality in southern Spain in the province of Málaga, in the ...

'' (A. Adams, 1857) * ''Trichotropis hirsutus'' Golikov & Gulbin, 1978: synonym of ''

Ariadnaria hirsuta ''Ariadnaria'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Ariadnaria'' include: * ''Ariadnaria acutiminata'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1978) * '' Ariadnari ...

'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1978) * ''Trichotropis inermis'' Hinds, 1877: synonym of ''Trichotropis borealis'' Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829 * ''Trichotropis inflata'' Friele, 1879: synonym of ''

Iphinopsis inflata ''Iphinopsis inflata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...

'' (Friele, 1879) * ''Trichotropis inornata'' Hutton, 1873: synonym of ''

'' (Hutton, 1873) * ''Trichotropis insignis'' Middendorff, 1848: synonym of ''

Ariadnaria insignis ''Ariadnaria'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorin ...

'' (Middendorff, 1848) * ''Trichotropis kelseyi'' Dall, 1908: synonym of ''

Iphinopsis kelseyi ''Iphinopsis kelseyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...

'' (Dall, 1908) * ''Trichotropis kroeyeri'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''

Neoiphinoe kroeyeri ''Neoiphinoe kroeyeri'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade ...

'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Trichotropis kroyeri'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Trichotropis lomana'' Dall, 1918: synonym of ''

Provanna lomana ''Provanna lomana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Provannidae Provannidae is a family of deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfmaily Abyssochrysoidea (according to the taxono ...

'' (Dall, 1918) * ''Trichotropis migrans'' Dall, 1881: synonym of ''

Verticosta migrans ''Verticosta migrans'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the cla ...

'' (Dall, 1881) * ''Trichotropis nuda'' Dall, 1927: synonym of ''

Iphinopsis nuda ''Iphinopsis nuda'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...

'' (Dall, 1927) * ''Trichotropis orientalis'' Schepman, 1909: synonym of '' Akibumia orientalis'' (Schepman, 1909) * ''Trichotropis pacifica'' Dall, 1908: synonym of ''

Provanna pacifica ''Provanna pacifica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Provannidae Provannidae is a family of deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfmaily Abyssochrysoidea (according to the taxo ...

'' (Dall, 1908) * ''Trichotropis planispira'' E. A. Smith, 1915: synonym of ''

Torellia planispira ''Torellia planispira'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the cla ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1915) * ''Trichotropis saintjohnensis'' Verkrüzen, 1877: synonym of ''Trichotropis borealis'' Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829 * ''Trichotropis solida'' Aurivillius, 1885: synonym of ''

Admete regina ''Admete solida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. Description The shell grows to a length of 36 mm, its diameter 22 mm. (Described as ''Admete regina'') The large, s ...

'' Dall, 1911 * ''Trichotropis tricarinata'' Brazier, 1878: synonym of '' Separatista helicoides'' (Gmelin, 1791)

References

* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 Capulidae Gastropod genera {{Capulidae-stub