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Archiminolia

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Archiminolia
Apertural view of a shell of Archiminolia oleacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Archiminolia
Iredale, 1929
Type species
Monilea oleacea
Hedley & Petterd, 1906
Species

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Archiminolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae, the top snails.[1]

B.A. Marshall (1979) considered Ethaliopsis Schepman and Archiminolia Iredale synonym with Microgaza Dall.

Description

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The spire is moderately elevated. The teleoconch contains fine spiral cords. The subsutural cord sometimes contains nodules. The open, but not very broad umbilicus has no callus. The radula contains a broad latero-marginal plate.[2]

Species

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Species within the genus Archiminolia include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  • Iredale, T (1929), Mollusca from the continental shelf of Eastern Australia, No. 2; Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 157–189. pls.38–41
  • Cotton, B.C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Govt. Printer, Adelaide
  • Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 [31/Dec/1962]. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0.
  • Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA
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