Oryzotrochus

Wells, 1959, p. 286

Oryzotrochus Wells, 1959, p. 286 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Turbinolia Lamarck, 1816, p. 229.

See Cairns (1997) for justification of synonymy; very rarely collected species

Type Species

O. stephensoni Wells, 1959, p. 287, figs. 1-5; Original Designation

Type Specimen: Holotype; USNM 45383; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Recent; Murray island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, 9-15 m

Paratypes also deposited at USNM (45384)

Classification

• Family: Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848

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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns