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 lessdeveloped 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- † Monilea grantmackiei Hayward, 1981 Monilea incerta Iredale, 1912Monilea lentiginosa Monilea lifuana Monilea pantanellii Monilea patricia Monilea philippii A. Adams, 1855Monilea simulans Smith, 1899Monilea smithi
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Subgenus Monilea Fischer, 1880: synonym of Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879Monilea apicina Gould, 1861; synonym of Parminolia apicina Monilea chrysolamea : synonym of Priotrochus goudoti Monilea corrugata A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Monilea lentiginosa Monilea degregorii : synonym of Ethminolia degregorii Monilea goudoti : synonym of Priotrochus goudoti Monilea kalisoma A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of Monilea patricia Monilea laevissima : synonym of Ilanga laevissima Monilea morti : synonym of Monilea lentiginosa Monilea nucleus : synonym of Rossiteria nucleus Monilea obscura : synonym of Priotrochus obscurus Monilea oleacea Hedley & Petterd, 1906: synonym of Archiminolia oleacea Monilea philippensis : synonym of Spectamen philippense Monilea ponsonbyi synonym of Priotrochus obscurus ponsonbyi Monilea rhodomphala : synonym of Trochus rhodomphalus Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1875 Monilea rotundata Sowerby III, 1894: synonym of Minolia rotundata Monilea semireticulata Suter, 1908: synonym of Minolia semireticulata Monilea singaporensis : synonym of Minolia singaporensis Monilea spuria Gould, 1861: synonym of Cinysca spuria Monilea vernicosa Gould, 1861: synonym of Sericominolia vernicosa Monilea zealandica Hutton, 1873: synonym of ''Antisolarium egenum''