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Gastropoda Name Trochidae 

Trochus iriodon Philippi, 1845

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Types

Primary Type: status unknown Secondary Type: status unknown [unjustified emendation of Trochus irisodontes Quoy 7 Gaimard, 1834, with the reason that irisodon is a gramatical error for iriodon. The original name etymology is: Iris = the rainbow goddess and dontes = teeth. Thus, the name emendation is unjustified.] Philippi, R.A. 1845. p.39, pl. 5, figs 4, 5, 8, 9
status unknown King George Sound, South Western Australia

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Trochinae Rafinesque, 1815
                        Cantharidini Cotton, 1959
                          Phasianotrochus Fischer, 1885
                            Phasianotrochus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
                              Trochus iriodon Philippi, 1845

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=6594) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.