Trochia

Trochia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The whorls are separated by a deep groove. The inner lip is thickened, convex and striated. The aperture shows a very short siphonal canal.

Species

Species within the genus Trochia include:

• Trochia cingulata <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small>

References

External links

• Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp
• Barco, A.; Herbert, G.; Houart, R.; Fassio, G. & Oliverio, M. (2017). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the subfamily Ocenebrinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae). Zoologica Scripta. 46 (3): 322-335