African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879

AfReMaS taxon details

Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879

AphiaID

512286 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:512286)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Trochus obscurus W. Wood, 1828 accepted as Priotrochus obscurus (W. Wood, 1828) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Cantharidinae J. E. Gray, 1857

Original name

Trochus (Priotrochus) P. Fischer, 1880

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Species Priotrochus goudoti (P. Fischer, 1878)
Species Priotrochus iris D. G. Herbert, 1988
Species Priotrochus obscurus (W. Wood, 1828)
Species Priotrochus alexandri Tomlin, 1926 † accepted as Priotrochus obscurus ponsonbyi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Priotrochus chrysolaemus (E. von Martens, 1880) accepted as Priotrochus goudoti (P. Fischer, 1878)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

(of ) Fischer, P. (1873-1879). [continuation of Kiener] Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Volume 10, Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turbo (Turbo), pp. i-iv + 1-128 (1873), pls 1, 28, 44-49, 53-54, 57-120. Volume 11, Genres Troque (Trochus, including Calcar), pp. 1-96, pls 37-86 (1875); 97-144 (1876); 145-240 (1877); 241-336 (1878); 337-423, Xenophora pp. 424-450, Tectarius pp. 451-459, Risella pp. 460-463, Index 464-480 (1879). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2436676
page(s): 420 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512286 on 2026-07-04

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512286 on 2026-07-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2010-09-04 21:42:28Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2015-12-05 12:05:34Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2025-12-01 14:35:42Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of ) Fischer, P. (1873-1879). [continuation of Kiener] Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Volume 10, Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turbo (Turbo), pp. i-iv + 1-128 (1873), pls 1, 28, 44-49, 53-54, 57-120. Volume 11, Genres Troque (Trochus, including Calcar), pp. 1-96, pls 37-86 (1875); 97-144 (1876); 145-240 (1877); 241-336 (1878); 337-423, Xenophora pp. 424-450, Tectarius pp. 451-459, Risella pp. 460-463, Index 464-480 (1879). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2436676
page(s): 420 [details]

basis of record Herbert D.G. (1988). A new species of Priotrochus (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae) from south-east Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 29(2):503-507. [details]

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