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Thelyssina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Seguenziidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Subfamily
  
Asthelysinae

Thelyssina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.

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Description

The conical shell contains a peripheral carina but no axial riblets, spiral lirae or microsculpture. The U-shaped posterior sinus is shallow. The anterolateral sinus is a channel. The basal sinus is present. The columella has no sinus or tooth. The aperture has a rhomboidal shape. There are no data about the radula.

Species

Species within the genus Thelyssina include:

  • Thelyssina sterrha Marshall, 1983
  • References

    Thelyssina Wikipedia