Austrocochlea
Austrocochlea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails, also known as top shells.
This genus was founded as a subgenus by Fisher in 1885 to include a small group of Australian species, included in the genus Monodonta. They had previously been included in Trochocochlea Klein, 1753, a section that was then restricted to the Mediterranean group.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and mainly off Australia.Species
Species within the genus Austrocochlea include:Austrocochlea brevis Parsons & Ward, 1994Austrocochlea constellata Austrocochlea constricta, the southern ribbed top snailAustrocochlea diminuta Austrocochlea piperina Austrocochlea porcata, the zebra top snailAustrocochlea quadrasi Austrocochlea rudis Gray, 1826Austrocochlea zebra Menke, K.T., 1829Austrocochlea zeus P. Fischer, 1874;Species brought into synonymy:Austrocochlea adelaidae : synonym of Chlorodiloma adelaidae Austrocochlea concamerata : synonym of Diloma concamerata Austrocochlea obtusa Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962: synonym of Austrocochlea constricta Austrocochlea odontis : synonym of Chlorodiloma odontis Austrocochlea porcata Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962: synonym of Austrocochlea constricta Austrocochlea torri Cotton & Godfrey, 1934: synonym of Austrocochlea constricta Austrocochlea tricingulata : synonym of Austrocochlea quadrasi Sowerby III, 1898