Monilea


Monilea is a genus of sea snails in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Description

The solid shell has a depressed-conical shape. The outer surface is sharply, spirally striate and closely obliquely striate. The shell has a more or less
developed callous ridge or funicle revolving on the inner side of the whorl within the umbilicus, and terminating at the columella, the edge of which is reflexed over it. The sinuous columella terminates in a point or denticle at its base. The outer lip is lirate within.

Distribution

The habitat of most species is in the Indian Ocean, but some occur in the Pacific Ocean.

Species

Species within the genus Monilea include:Monilea belcheri Monilea callifera, the type speciesMonilea carmesina Monilea chiliarches Melvill, 1910Monilea cocoa Okutani, 2001Monilea discerna : Monilea gloriola
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following names in current useMonilea calyculus Monilea celebensis Schepman, 1908Monilea pudibunda Fischer, 1878Monilea rosea Tenison-Woods, 1876Monilea solanderi Monilea turbinata Tenison-Woods, 1877Monilea unicarinata
;Species brought into synonymy: