Eurytrochus P. Fischer 1879

Eurytrochus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[2]

Description

The small shell is spirally lirate, depressed, and umbilicate. The body whorl is deflected toward the aperture. The oblique aperture is rounded-quadrangular. The terminations of the lips are approaching, connected by a callus. The outer and basal lips are crenulated within.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Oceania, Japan, the Philippines and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria)

Species

Species within the genus Eurytrochus include:^[2]

• Eurytrochus affinis (Garrett, 1872)
• Eurytrochus blanfordianus (G. Nevill, 1869)
• Eurytrochus charopiformis Willan, 2020
• Eurytrochus concinnus (Pilsbry, 1890)
• Eurytrochus danieli (Crosse, 1862)
• Eurytrochus fragarioides Willan, 2020
• Eurytrochus maccullochi (Hedley, C., 1907)
• Eurytrochus reevei Montrouzier, 1866
• Eurytrochus strangei (Adams, A., 1853)

Species brought into synonymy

• Eurytrochus affinis cognatus (Pilsbry, 1903): synonym of Clanculus cognatus (Pilsbry, 1903)
• Eurytrochus bathyrhaphe (E. A. Smith, 1876) (taxon inquirendum, possible synonym of Eurytrochus reevei)
• Eurytrochus dacostana Preston, H.B., 1909: synonym of Eurytrochus strangei (Adams, A., 1853)
• Eurytrochus sticticus (A. Adams, 1854) (uncertain)

References

• Hedley, C., 1923. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XIV.. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W, 48:301-3163033
• Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 [31/Dec/1962]. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0

Eurytrochus is een geslacht van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).

Soorten

• Eurytrochus affinis (Garrett, 1872)
• Eurytrochus concinnus (Pilsbry, 1889)
• Eurytrochus danieli (Crosse, 1862)
• Eurytrochus maccullochi (Hedley, 1907)
• Eurytrochus strangei (A. Adams, 1853)