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Cossmannica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pyramidellidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Pyramidelloidea

Rank
  
Genus

Cossmannica

Similar
  
Pyramidella, Odostomia, Chrysallida, Turbonilla, Pyramidellidae

Cossmannica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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Description

The surface of the shell is polished, marked by faint lines of growth and microscopic spiral striations. The shell is not umbilicated. The basal fasciole is absent. The aperture is suboval. There are two columellar folds.

Species

There are nine known species within the genus Cossmannica, these include the following:

  • Cossmannica aciculata A. Adams, 1855
  • Cossmannica bancoensis Saurin, 1959
  • Cossmannica behainei Saurin, 1959
  • Cossmannica catinati Saurin, 1959
  • Cossmannica champaensis Saurin, 1959
  • Cossmannica discreta Saurin, 1959
  • Cossmannica exesa Laseron, 1959
  • Cossmannica jacksonensis (Dall & Bartsch, 1906)
  • Cossmannica subcarina Laseron, 1959
  • References

    Cossmannica Wikipedia