TROCHIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
(topshells)

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Subfamily 5 subtaxa 45 images 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyTROCHIDAE (topshells)
SubclassVETIGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Crothers, J.H. 2001 Common Topshells: An introduction to the biology of Osilinus lineatus with notes on other species in the genus Field Studies 10: 115-160.

TROCHIDAE (topshells) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for TROCHIDAE (topshells)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for TROCHIDAE (topshells)
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