The shell has an ovate-conic or pyramidal shape. It is imperforate, smooth or spirally sculptured outside, brilliantly iridescent within. The colors are generally bright and variegated. The aperture is less than half the length of shell, longer than wide, ovate. The columella is usually more or less folded or toothed near the base.[3]
The central tooth of the radula has a body with broadly expanded supporting wings, a narrowed peduncle or neck, which bears a simple cusp. This peduncle has on each side delicate wings. The lateral teeth number five on each side and have as peculiarity that they increase in size from the inner to the outer one. The inner lateral is slender, narrowed toward the cusp, like the centrals, and (sometimes at any rate) bearing a lamella behind the peduncle. The outer laterals are very broad, with one or several denticles on the cusp. The only character separating Cantharidus from Gibbula is the simple cusp of the central tooth, whilst in Gibbula it is denticulate at the sides.[3]
^ abcdA. Adams, Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae, a family of Gasteropodous Mollusca; Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1851 pt. 19 p. 170
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
Marshall, B.A. 1998: The New Zealand Recent species of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 and Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). Molluscan Research 19: 107-156 (p. 130)
Williams S.T., Donald K.M., Spencer H.G. & Nakano T. (2010) Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54:783-809
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cantharidus, common, name, kelp, shells, genus, snails, marine, gastropod, molluscs, family, trochidae, shells, shell, opalus, opalusscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, molluscaclass, gastropodasubclass, vetigastropodaorder, tro. Cantharidus common name the kelp shells is a genus of sea snails marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae the top shells 2 CantharidusA shell of Cantharidus opalus opalusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass GastropodaSubclass VetigastropodaOrder TrochidaSuperfamily TrochoideaFamily TrochidaeGenus CantharidusMontfort 1810 1 Type speciesTrochus irisMontfort P D de 1810SynonymsCantharidus Cantharidus Montfort 1810 Cantharis Ferussac 1822 Canthiridus sic A Adams 1851 Elenchus Swainson 1840 Cantharidium Schaufuss 1869 Iwakawatrochus Kuroda amp Habe 1954 Limax Martyn 1784 non binomial Mawhero Marshall 1998 Micrelenchus Finlay 1926 Micrelenchus Micrelenchus Finlay 1926 Micrelenchus Plumbelenchus Finlay 1926 Plumbelenchus Finlay 1926 Trochus Cantharidus Montfort 1810 Trochus Osilinus Philippi 1847 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Species 4 ReferencesDescription editThe shell has an ovate conic or pyramidal shape It is imperforate smooth or spirally sculptured outside brilliantly iridescent within The colors are generally bright and variegated The aperture is less than half the length of shell longer than wide ovate The columella is usually more or less folded or toothed near the base 3 The central tooth of the radula has a body with broadly expanded supporting wings a narrowed peduncle or neck which bears a simple cusp This peduncle has on each side delicate wings The lateral teeth number five on each side and have as peculiarity that they increase in size from the inner to the outer one The inner lateral is slender narrowed toward the cusp like the centrals and sometimes at any rate bearing a lamella behind the peduncle The outer laterals are very broad with one or several denticles on the cusp The only character separating Cantharidus from Gibbula is the simple cusp of the central tooth whilst in Gibbula it is denticulate at the sides 3 Distribution editThis genus is composed of marine species with a wide distribution occurring off Australia New Zealand the Philippines French Polynesia South Korea Japan Indonesia New Caledonia Oceania East India Africa Species editThe World Register of Marine Species WoRMS includes the following species with valid names within the genus Cantharidus 2 Cantharidus antipodum Hombron amp Jacquinot 1854 Cantharidus bisbalteatus Pilsbry 1901 Cantharidus callichrous Philippi 1849 Cantharidus capillaceus Philippi 1848 Cantharidus crenelliferus Adams 1853 Cantharidus dilatatus Sowerby II 1870 Cantharidus festivus B A Marshall 1998 Cantharidus fournieri Crosse 1863 Cantharidus fulminatus Hutton 1873 Cantharidus fultoni G B Sowerby III 1890 Cantharidus interruptus W Wood 1828 Cantharidus japonicus A Adams 1853 Cantharidus jessoensis Schrenck L von 1863 Cantharidus lepidus Philippi 1849 Cantharidus levis Bozzetti 2021 Cantharidus marmoreus Pease W H 1868 Cantharidus nolfi Poppe Tagaro amp Dekker 2006 Cantharidus opalus Martyn 1784 Cantharidus pallidulus A Adams 1853 taxon inquirendum Cantharidus puysegurensis Powell 1939 Cantharidus roseopictus E A Smith 1913 Cantharidus sendersi Poppe Tagaro amp Dekker 2006 Cantharidus turneri Powell 1939 The Indo Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species with names in current use 4 Cantharidus vittata Pilsbry 1903 Species and subspecies within the genus Cantharidus include 5 6 Cantharidus cinguliger A Adams 1851 taxon inquirendum Cantharidus fumosus Dillwyn 1817 Cantharidus iridis A Adams 1851 Cantharidus moniliger A Adams 1851 6 taxon inquirendum Cantharidus nigricans A Adams 1851 6 Cantharidus nitidulus A Adams 1851 synonym Trochus nitidulus Philippi Cantharidus punctulosus A Adams 1851 6 taxon inquirendum Cantharidus purpuratus A Adams 1851 synonym Trochus purpuratus Martyn Species brought into synonymyCantharidus artensis P Fischer 1878 synonym of Trochus artensis P Fischer 1878 Cantharidus artizona A Adams 1851 synonym of Roseaplagis artizona A Adams 1853 original combination Cantharidus articularis A Adams 1851 synonym of Jujubinus interruptus Wood 1828 Cantharidus bisculptus E A Smith synonym of Dactylastele burnupi E A Smith 1899 Cantharidus burchorum Marshall 1998 synonym of Micrelenchus burchorum B A Marshall 1998 Cantharidus caelatus Hutton 1884 synonym of Roseaplagis caelatus Hutton 1884 Cantharidus capillaceus coruscans Hedley 1916 synonym of Cantharidus capillaceus Philippi 1848 Cantharidus columna Dall 1890 synonym of Halistylus columna Dall 1890 Cantharidus elongatus Wood synonym of Thalotia elongata Sowerby G B I 1818 Cantharidus fultoni Melvill 1898 synonym of Trochus fultoni Melvill 1898 Cantharidus gilberti Montrouzier 1878 synonym of Cantharidus polychroma A Adams 1853 Cantharidus hirasei Pilsbry 1901 synonym of Phasianotrochus hirasei Pilsbry 1901 Cantharidus huttonii E A Smith 1876 synonym of Micrelenchus huttonii E A Smith 1876 Cantharidus infuscatus Gould 1861 synonym of Kanekotrochus infuscatus Gould 1861 Cantharidus iris Gmelin 1791 synonym of Cantharidus opalus Martyn 1784 Cantharidus kotschyi Philippi 1849 synonym of Osilinus kotschyi Philippi 1849 Cantharidus lepidus Philippi R A 1849 synonym of Strigosella lepida Philippi 1846 Cantharidus macquariensis Hedley 1916 synonym of Margarella macquariensis Hedley 1916 Cantharidus montagui W Wood 1828 synonym of Jujubinus montagui Wood 1828 Cantharidus mortenseni Odhner 1924 synonym of Roseaplagis mortenseni Odhner 1924 Cantharidus oliveri Iredale 1915 synonym of Cantharidus sanguineus Gray 1843 Cantharidus parcipictus Powel 1946 synonym of Cantharidus tenebrosus A Adams 1853 Cantharidus picturatum A Adams 1851 synonym of Calliostoma picturatum A Adams 1851 Cantharidus pliciferus Schepman 1908 synonym of Perrinia plicifera Schepman 1908 Cantharidus polychroma A Adams 1853 synonym of Jujubinus polychroma A Adams 1853 Cantharidus pruninus Gould 1849 synonym of Cantharidus capillaceus Philippi 1849 error for pruninus Cantharidus pruninus minor E A Smith 1902 synonym of Cantharidus capillaceus Philippi 1849 Cantharidus pruninus perobtusus Pilsbry H A 1889 synonym of Cantharidus capillaceus Philippi 1849 Cantharidus pulcherrimus W Wood 1828 synonym of Prothalotia pulcherrima W Wood 1828 Cantharidus purpureus Gmelin 1791 synonym of Micrelenchus purpureus Gmelin 1791 Cantharidus roseus Hutton 1873 synonym of Cantharidus antipodum Hombron amp Jacquinot 1848 Cantharidus rufozona A Adams 1851 synonym of Roseaplagis rufozona A Adams 1853 original combination Cantharidus sanguineus Gray J E in Dieffenbach 1843 synonym of Micrelenchus sanguineus Gray 1843 Cantharidus sanguineus bakeri Fleming 1948 synonym of Cantharidus artizona A Adams 1853 Cantharidus sanguineus var caelatus Hutton 1884 synonym of Cantharidus caelatus Hutton 1884 Cantharidus sanguineus cryptus Powell 1946 synonym of Cantharidus sanguineus Gray in Dieffenbach 1843 Cantharidus sanguineus var elongata Suter 1897 synonym of Cantharidus artizona A Adams 1853 Cantharidus simulatus Hutton synonym of Cantharidus dilatatus G B Sowerby II 1870 Cantharidus suarezensis P Fischer 1878 synonym of Jujubinus suarezensis P Fischer 1878 Cantharidus suturalis A Adams 1853 synonym of Prothalotia suturalis A Adams 1853 Cantharidus tenebrosus A Adams 1851 synonym of Micrelenchus tenebrosus A Adams 1853 original combination Cantharidus tenebrosus var huttonii E A Smith 1876 synonym of Cantharidus huttonii E A Smith 1876 Cantharidus tessellatus A Adams 1853 synonym of Micrelenchus tesselatus A Adams 1853 Cantharidus tristis Thiele 1930 synonym of Jujubinus polychromus A Adams 1853 Cantharidus urbanus Gould 1861 synonym of Iwakawatrochus urbanus Gould 1861 Cantharidus zealandicus A Adams 1851 synonym of Cantharidus opalus Martyn 1784 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cantharidus Montfort P D de 1810 Conch 2 250 a b Rosenberg G Bouchet P 2013 Cantharidus Montfort 1810 Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http www marinespecies org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 204763 on 2014 01 12 a b Tryon 1889 Manual of Conchology XI Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Malacolog Cantharidus Powell A W B New Zealand Mollusca William Collins Publishers Ltd Auckland New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0 00 216906 1 a b c d A Adams Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae a family of Gasteropodous Mollusca Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851 pt 19 p 170 Mollusca permanent dead link Powell A W B New Zealand Mollusca William Collins Publishers Ltd Auckland New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0 00 216906 1 Miller M amp Batt G Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand William Collins New Zealand Ltd Auckland New Zealand 1973 Vaught K C 1989 A classification of the living Mollusca American Malacologists Melbourne FL USA ISBN 0 915826 22 4 XII 195 pp Marshall B A 1998 The New Zealand Recent species of Cantharidus Montfort 1810 and Micrelenchus Finlay 1926 Mollusca Gastropoda Trochidae Molluscan Research 19 107 156 p 130 Williams S T Donald K M Spencer H G amp Nakano T 2010 Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae Mollusca Superfamily Trochoidea Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54 783 809 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cantharidus amp oldid 1192908987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
