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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Genota

Similar
  
Borsoniidae, Clavatula, Bathytoma, Crassispira, Mangelia

Genota is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.

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Description

The shell is narrowly obconic and cancellated. The body whorl gradually tapers to a but slightly developed siphonal canal. The sinus of the lip is wide and shallow. The aperture is long and narrow, with subparallel margins.The operculum is unguiculate.

Species

Species within the genus Genota include:

  • Genota mitriformis (Wood W., 1828)
  • Genota nicklesi Knudsen, 1952
  • Genota papalis (Reeve, 1843)
    • Species brought into synonymy
  • Genota marchadi [sic] : synonym of Genota nicklesi Knudsen, 1952
  • Genota marchandi Pin, 1996 : synonym of Genota nicklesi Knudsen, 1952
  • Genota mitraeformis (Kiener, 1839) : synonym of Genota mitriformis (Wood W., 1828)
  • Genota nigeriensis Vera-Peláez, 2004 : synonym of Genota nicklesi Knudsen, 1952
  • Genota vafra Sykes, 1905 : synonym of Genota mitriformis (Wood W., 1828)

    • References

    Genota Wikipedia
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