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Infundibulum Montfort 1810

Infundibulum (gastropod)

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

Description

The conical shell is false-umbilicate. The periphery is angular. The base of the shell is nearly flat, or concave. The outer surface is smooth, costate or granular. The outer lip is not lirate within. The columella is inserted in the center of the axis. It is more or less folded above, its edge straight, oblique, not toothed, and without a notch at its base.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Infundibulum include:

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species:[6]

Synonyms
  • Infundibulum (Lamprostoma) Swainson, 1840: synonym of Trochus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Infundibulum baccatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1889: synonym of Trochus cariniferus Reeve, L.A., 1842
  • Infundibulum calcaratum (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1874): synonym of Trochus calcaratus Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1875
  • Infundibulum cariniferum (Reeve, 1842): synonym of Infundibulops cariniferus (Reeve, 1842)
  • Infundibulum chloromphalus A. Adams, 1851: synonym of Trochus chloromphalus (A. Adams, 1851)
  • Infundibulum erythraeum (Brocchi, 1821):[7] synonym of Infundibulops erythraeus Brocchi, G.B., 1821
  • Infundibulum typus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Infundibulum concavum (Gmelin, 1791)
Nomen dubium
  • Infundibulum depressum Say, T., 1826

References

  1. ^ Montfort P. D. de (1810). Conchyliologie systématique, et classification méthodique de coquilles 2: 166.
  2. ^ a b Infundibulum. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 June 2012.
  3. ^ H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  4. ^ a b Marshall B. A. (2000). "Systematics of the genus Infundibulum Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Trochidae)". The Nautilus 114(4): 149-154.
  5. ^ Infundibulum concavum (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  6. ^ OBIS: Infundibulum
  7. ^ Infundibulum erythraeum (Brocchi, 1821). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.

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Infundibulum (gastropod): Brief Summary

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Infundibulum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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