Seminella
Genus of gastropods
| Seminella | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Seminella comistea (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Seminella Mörch, 1852 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Cythara varia Pease, 1860 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| Columbella (Seminella) Pease, 1868 | |
Seminella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]
Description
The shells in this genus are small. They contain axial ribs and a fine spiral sculpture. The denticles are inside the outer lip.
Species
Species within the genus Seminella include:
- Seminella biconica K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
- Seminella comistea (Melvill, 1906)
- Seminella corrugata K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
- Seminella infirmisculpta K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018
- Seminella makemoensis K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2015
- Seminella peasei (Martens & Langkavel, 1871)
- Seminella roseotincta (Hervier, 1899)
- Seminella virginea (Gould, 1860)
References
- ^ Mörch, O.A.L. (1852) Catalogus Conchyliorum quae Reliquit D’Alphonso d’Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Terth Eques. Vol. 1. L. Klein, Hafniae, 74 pp.
- ^ a b Seminella. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 June 2012.
External links
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- Pease, W.H. (1868). Notes on the remarks of Dr. P. P. Carpenter (published in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865), on certain species of marine Gastropoda, named by W. Harper Pease. American Journal of Conchology. 3(3): 231-234
- Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1997). Report on a collection of Columbellidae (Mollusca, Gastopoda) from the west Indian Ocean region (Madagascar, Glorieuses Islands, Comores Islands, and nearby banks and coral shawls) with descriptions of three new species and one new genus. Apex. 12 (1): 31-42
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