Trochidae
Sign in to saveThe Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles a toy spinning top.
Species
top shells
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyTrochidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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- Parent taxon
- Trochoidea
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- Trochus tiaratus.JPG
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Shell
- Internal anatomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Life cycle
- Feeding behavior
- References
- External links
The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles a toy spinning top.
== Taxonomy == The family Trochidae consists of the following subfamilies: Alcyninae Williams, Donald, Spencer & Nakano, 2010 Cantharidinae Gray, 1857 Carinotrochinae S.-Q. Zhang, J. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2020 Chrysostomatinae Williams, Donald, Spencer & Nakano, 2010 Fossarininae Bandel, 2009 Halistylinae Keen, 1958 Kaiparathininae B. A. Marshall, 1993 Monodontinae Gray, 1857 Stomatellinae Gray, 1840 Trochinae Rafinesque, 1815 Umboniinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840)