Thoristella
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Thoristella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Trochidae
, the top snails or top shells.
Thoristella is a synonym of Coelotrochus
P. Fischer, 1879
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Trochidae
Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top snails, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda ....
, the top snails or top shells.
Thoristella is a synonym of Coelotrochus
Coelotrochus
Coleotrochus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-References:* *...
P. Fischer, 1879
Species
Species within the genus Thoristella include:- Thoristella carinataThoristella carinataThoristella carinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Marshall, 1998 - Thoristella carmesina (Webster,1908)
- Thoristella chathamensis (Hutton, 1873)
- Thoristella chathamensis aucklandicaThoristella chathamensis aucklandicaThoristella chathamensis aucklandica is a subspecies of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shell.-References:...
(E.A.Smith,1902) - Thoristella chathamensis chathamensisThoristella chathamensis chathamensisThoristella chathamensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells.-References:...
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
,1873) - Thoristella chathamensis cookianaThoristella chathamensis cookianaThoristella chathamensis cookiana is a subspecies of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shell.-References:...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
,1934 - Thoristella chathamensis dunedinensisThoristella chathamensis dunedinensisThoristella chathamensis dunedinensis is a subspecies of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shell.-References:...
(SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
,1897) - Thoristella chathamensis profundaThoristella chathamensis profundaThoristella chathamensis profunda is a subspecies of minute, very deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, or micromollusk, in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells.-References:...
DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
,1956
- Thoristella chathamensis aucklandica
- Thoristella crassicostaThoristella crassicostaThoristella crassicosta is a species of minute, deep-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells.-Distribution:...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
,1937 - Thoristella davegibbsiThoristella davegibbsiThoristella davegibbsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Marshall, 1998 - Thoristella oppressaThoristella oppressaThoristella oppressa is a species of very small sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells.-References:* Powell A. W...
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
,1878) - Thoristella polychromaThoristella polychromaThoristella polychroma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Marshall, 1998 - Thoristella rexThoristella rexColeotrochus rex is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. This species is endemic to New Zealand.-References:*...
Marshall, 1998