Steromphala

Steromphala
Shell of Steromphala cineraria
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Genus: Steromphala
Gray, 1847
Type species
Trochus cinerarius Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma (Strigosella) Sacco, 1896 (original rank)
  • Colliculus Monterosato, 1888
  • Gibbula (Colliculus) Monterosato, 1888 (original rank)
  • Gibbula (Steromphala) Gray, 1847 (original rank)
  • Gibbula (Steromphalus) P. Fischer, 1885 (unjustified emendation of Steromphala)
  • Gibbulastra Monterosato, 1884
  • Korenia Friele, 1877
  • Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889
  • Strigosella Sacco, 1896 (junior objective synonym of Scrobiculinus)

Steromphala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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