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Genus of gastropods
Monodonta is a
genus of
sea snails ,
marine
gastropod
mollusks in the
family
Trochidae , the top snails.
[1]
The genus Monodonta was first separated from the Linnaean genus
Trochus by
Lamarck in 1801 with Trochus labio Linnaeus, 1758 given as the type species.
[2]
Labio is a junior homonym of Labio Oken, 1815 , itself a synonym of Monodonta Lamarck, 1799
[3]
[4]
Description
The very heavy, thick, solid shell has a turbinate-conic shape. The shell is smooth or spirally ridged. The outer
lip is plicate within. The short, porcellanous
columella is strong, cylindrical, bulging or more or less toothed near or at the base. Between this tooth and the basal margin there is a square notch or channel. The
aperture is as high as wide.
[2]
Distribution
The species of this marine genus occurs over a wide area: Central and East Indian Ocean, Indo-China, Indo-Malaysian Oceania, the
Philippines ,
Japan and
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).
Species
Species within the genus Monodonta include:
Monodonta australis (Lamarck, 1816)
[5]
Monodonta canalifera Lamarck, 1816
[6]
Monodonta confusa Tapparone-Canefri, 1874
Monodonta gibbula Thiele, 1925
Monodonta glabrata Gould, 1861
Monodonta labio (Linnaeus, 1758)
[7]
Monodonta lugubris Lamarck, 1822
[8]
Monodonta nebulosa Forsskal in Niebuhr, 1775
Monodonta neritoides (Philippi, 1849)
Monodonta perplexa Pilsbry, 1889
Monodonta vermiculata (P. Fischer, 1874)
Monodonta viridis Lamarck, 1816
Species brought into synonymy
Labio corrosa A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of
Diloma subrostratum (Gray, 1835)
[9]
Monodonta (Osilinus) Philippi, 1847 : synonym of
Osilinus Philippi, 1847
Monodonta adelaidae Philippi, 1849 : synonym of
Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Philippi, 1849)
Monodonta aegyptiaca Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of
Rubritrochus declivis (Forskål, 1775)
Monodonta alveolata A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of
Herpetopoma instrictum (Gould, 1849)
Monodonta angulifera A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of
Perrinia angulifera (A. Adams, 1853)
Monodonta belliaei Michaud, 1829 : synonym of
Homalopoma sanguineum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monodonta berthelotii d'Orbigny, 1840 : synonym of
Clanculus berthelotii (d'Orbigny, 1840)
Monodonta bourcierei Crosse, 1863 : synonym of
Herpetopoma instrictum (Gould, 1849)
Monodonta carchedonius Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of
Modulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822)
Monodonta clathrata A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of
Vaceuchelus clathratus (A. Adams, 1853)
Monodonta colubrina (Gould, 1851) : synonym of
Osilinus sauciatus (Koch, 1845)
Monodonta conica Gray, 1827 : synonym of
Thalotia conica (Gray, 1827)
Monodonta constellata (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863) : synonym of
Trochus constellatus Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863
Monodonta constricta Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of
Austrocochlea constricta (Lamarck, 1822)
Monodonta coronaria Lamarck, 1816 : synonym of
Tectarius grandinatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Monodonta couturii Payraudeau, B.-C., 1826 : synonym of
Clanculus corallinus (Gmelin, J.F., 1791)
Monodonta crinita Philippi, 1849 : synonym of
Chlorodiloma crinita (Philippi, 1849)
Monodonta dama (Philippi, 1848) :
[10] synonym of
Monodonta nebulosa Forsskal in Niebuhr, 1775
Monodonta draparnaudii Payraudeau, 1826 : synonym of
Phorcus articulatus (Lamarck, 1822)
Monodonta fischeri Montrouzier [in Souverbie & Montrouzier], 1866 : synonym of
Herpetopoma fischeri (Montrouzier [in Souverbie & Montrouzier], 1866) ; synonym of
Herpetopoma exasperatum (A. Adams, 1853)
Monodonta foveolata A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of
Vaceuchelus clathratus (A. Adams, 1853)
Monodonta fragaroides Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of
Phorcus turbinatus (Born, 1778)
Monodonta fulgurata (Philippi, 1846) :
[11] synonym of
Oxystele fulgurata (Philippi, 1848)
Monodonta glomus Philippi, 1844 : synonym of
Clanculus jussieui (Payraudeau, 1826)
Monodonta immanis Fischer, 1880 : synonym of
Monodonta labio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monodonta jussieui Payraudeau, 1826 : synonym of
Clanculus jussieui (Payraudeau, 1826)
Monodonta kraussii Philippi, 1846 : synonym of
Clanculus kraussii (Philippi, 1846)
Monodonta lessoni Payraudeau, 1826 : synonym of
Gibbula divaricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monodonta limbata Philippi, 1844 : synonym of
Danilia tinei (Calcara, 1839)
Monodonta lineata (Da Costa, 1778) synonym of
Osilinus lineatus (da Costa, 1778)
Monodonta margaritaria Philippi, 1846 : synonym of
Clanculus margaritarius (Philippi, 1846)
Monodonta melaurchelonis Philippi : synonym of
Monodonta labio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monodonta mutabilis (Philippi, 1846) : synonym of
Phorcus mutabilis (Philippi, 1846)
Monodonta obscura (Wood, 1828) :
[12] synonym of
Priotrochus obscurus (W. Wood, 1828)
Monodonta olivieri Payraudeau, 1826 : synonym of
Phorcus turbinatus (Born, 1778)
Monodonta punicea Philippi, 1846 : synonym of
Clanculus puniceus (Philippi, 1846)
Monodonta richardi Payraudeau, 1826 : synonym of
Phorcus richardi (Payraudeau, 1826)
Monodonta rubra A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of
Herpetopoma rubrum (A. Adams, 1851)
Monodonta sagittifera Lamarck : synonym of
Oxystele impervia (Menke, 1843)
Monodonta subrostrata Gray, 1835 : synonym of
Diloma subrostrata (Gray, 1835)
Monodonta tigrinus Odhner, 1923 : synonym of
Oxystele tigrina (Anton, 1838)
Monodonta tinei Calcara, 1839 : synonym of
Danilia tinei (Calcara, 1839)
Monodonta tridentata Potiez & Michaud, 1838 : synonym of
Tegula tridentata (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Monodonta tuberculata A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of
Monodonta labio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monodonta turbinata (Born, 1778) : synonym of
Phorcus turbinatus (Born, 1778)
Monodonta ulvae Risso, 1826 : synonym of
Phorcus articulatus (Lamarck, 1822)
Monodonta vieilliotii Payraudeau, 1826 : synonym of
Clanculus cruciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
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Monodonta Lamarck, 1799 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 15 March 2011.
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a
b
Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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OBIS: Labio Oken, 1815
^ Moore, R.C. (1964). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology . Part 1. Kansas : University of Kansas Press and Geological Society of America. Vol.1
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Monodonta australis (Lamarck, 1816) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
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Monodonta canalifera Lamarck, 1816 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
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Monodonta labio (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
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Monodonta lugubris Lamarck, 1822 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Labio Gray, 1850. Accessed through:
World Register of Marine Species at
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=546893 on 2012-11-23
^
Monodonta dama (Philippi, 1848) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
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Monodonta fulgurata (Philippi, 1846) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
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Monodonta obscura (Wood, 1828) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
Lamarck, 1799, Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, 1: 74; Monodon [Cuvier, 1817] is an incorrect subsequent spelling.
Montfort, 1810, Conchyliologie systématique , 2: 194; Unjustified emendation of Monodonta
Moore, R.C. (1964).
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology . Part 1. Kansas : University of Kansas Press and Geological Society of America. Vol.1
Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474-483.
Williams S.T., Donald K.M., Spencer H.G. & Nakano T. (2010) Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54:783-809.
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