Leal, José H.
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
马蹄螺科（學名：Trochidae），又称钟螺科，是软体动物门腹足纲原始腹足目的一个科。贝壳多呈圆锥形、蜗牛形、耳形、陀螺形不等，從非常細小到很大的海螺都有。生活于浅海的珊瑚礁、岩石底。 本科物種的解剖結構都比較原始，例如：心臟只有兩個心房，受精於體外。腎臟只有一個，其第二個嗅檢器在進化過程中失去。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8,427
- With media
- 712
- Family
- Trochidae
- Collections
- LACM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Trochoidea
- Image
- Trochus tiaratus.JPG
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- Trochidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Trochidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Trochidae
- taxon common name
- Kreiselschnecken
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Encyclopedic overview
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)
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