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Trochita
Sign in to saveTrochita 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Trochita is referenced by 35 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Animalia and ocean.
It is catalogued under topics including Calyptraeidae and Gastropod genera.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyCalyptraeidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 339
- With media
- 25
- Family
- Calyptraeidae
- Collections
- UF, LACM, UWBM, PRI
- Recorded in
- United States
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Calyptraeidae
- Image
- Trochita trochiformis 01.JPG
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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
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