TROCHIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
(topshells)

Interactions where TROCHIDAE is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
grazes on CHROMISTA algae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Trochidae/Trochidaetopshells Foodplant / open feeder /Chromista/Chromistaalgae

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London

TROCHIDAE (topshells) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
CANTHARIDINAE
a subfamily of molluscs
Subfamily 3 subtaxa 3 references
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for TROCHIDAE (topshells)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to TROCHIDAE (topshells):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 45 images of TROCHIDAE (topshells)
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