Rossiteria Brazier 1895

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

Description

The umbilicus is narrow. The columella is arcuate, obliquely plicate, terminating in a strong anterior tooth.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Rossiteria include:^[1]

• Rossiteria nucleolus (Pilsbry, 1903)
• Rossiteria nucleus (Philippi, 1849)
• Rossiteria pseudonucleolus Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006^[3]

Species brought into synonymy

• Monilea (Rossiteria) nucleolus Pilsbry, 1903: synonym of Rossiteria nucleolus (Pilsbry, 1903)

References

• Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA
• Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp