Rossiteria
Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rossiteria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Rossiteria | |
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Original drawing with two views of a shel of Rossiteria nucleolus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Rossiteria Brazier, 1895 |
Type species | |
Trochus nucleus Philippi, R.A., 1849 | |
Synonyms | |
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The umbilicus is narrow. The columella is arcuate, obliquely plicate, terminating in a strong anterior tooth.[2]
Species within the genus Rossiteria include:[1]
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