Seila

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Kingdom Animalia Family Cerithiopsidae Scientific name Seila Phylum Mollusca		Superfamily Triphoroidea Subfamily Seilinae Higher classification Cerithiopsidae Rank Genus

Similar Cerithiopsidae, Cerithiopsis, Gastropods, Molluscs, Cerithiella

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Seila is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae.

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Seila:

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan database also includes the following species with names in current use:

Seila catenaria (Melvill & Standen, 1896)

Seila cingulata (A. Adams, 1861)

Seila cingulifera (Thiele, 1930)

Seila crassicincta (Yokoyama, 1926)

Seila parva (Angas, 1877)

Species brought into synonymy

Seila attenuata Hedley, 1900: synonym of Seilarex turritelliformis (Angas, 1877)

Seila bulbosa Suter, 1908: synonym of † Seila (Hebeseila) bulbosa Suter, 1908

Seila capitata Thiele, 1925: synonym of Proseila capitata (Thiele, 1925)

Seila chathamensis Suter, 1908: synonym of Seila (Lyroseila) cinctum (Hutton, 1885)

Seila cochleata Suter, 1908: synonym of Seila chathamensis Suter, 1908

Seila dissimilis Suter, 1908: synonym of Specula styliformis (Suter, 1908)

Seila huttoni Suter, 1915: synonym of Seila chathamensis Suter, 1908

Seila reunionensis Jay & Drivas, 2002: synonym of Cerithiella reunionensis (Jay & Drivas, 2002)

Seila terebralis (C. B. Adams, 1840): synonym of Seila adamsii (H.C. Lea, 1845)

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