Chrysostoma

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chrysostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Vetigastropoda
Order:Trochida
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Chrysostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Chrysostoma
Swainson, 1840
Type species
Turbo nicobaricus
Gmelin, 1791
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Description

The solid, thick shell has a globose shape. The spire is very short . The aperture is rounded. The parietal wall bears a heavy callus which wholly or almost covers the narrow umbilicus.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Chrysostoma include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

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