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Thelyssina

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Thelyssina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Asthelysinae
Genus: Thelyssina
Marshall, 1983
Type species
Thelyssina sterrha
Thelyssina sterrha

Thelyssina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.[1]

Description

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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.[2]

Species

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Species within the genus Thelyssina include:

References

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