Thalotia

Thalotia

Apertural view of a shell of Thalotia chlorostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Thalotia Gray, 1847
Type species
Trochus pictus Wood, 1828
Synonyms^[1]
Thalotia (Thalotia) Gray, 1840

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

The thick, solid shell is imperforate, elevated-conical, granulated or spirally ribbed. The periphery is rounded or obtusely angular. The small aperture is ovate. The outer lip is thick and crenulated within. The columella is toothed at the base and subtruncated.^[3]

Species

Species within the genus Thalotia include:^[1]

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:^[1]

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 (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 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 (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 (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 Philippi, 1849

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