Lissotrochus

Cairns, 2004, p. 298

Type Species

L. curvatus Cairns, 2004, p. 298, fig. 8F-K; Original Designation

Type Specimen: Holotype; AM G16745; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Recent: Marion Plateau, off Queensland, 342 m

Classification

• Family: Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848

Diagnosis

Corallum ceratoid, cornute, with a pointed base and elliptical in cross section; GCD up t 3.2 mm; theca imperforate and mostly epithecate, originating by trifurcation; septa hexamerally arranged in 4 incomplete cycles (up to 44 septa); paliform lobes before S2 and sometimes S3; columella papillose.

Comparisons

Differs from Cryptotrochus in having smooth costae and a cornuted corallum.

Remarks

This genus and family was monographed by Cairns (1997), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Monotypic.

Distribution

• Western Pacific; Recent

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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 20-Nov-2008 18:52.

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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns