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Microstelma
Sign in to saveMicrostelma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.
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It sits within the topics Gastropod genera, Gastropod genera without authority reference and Source attribution.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyZebinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- DEK, UF, MNHN, SDSM, AM, FWRI
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Jamaica, France, Dominican Republic, Philippines, United States, British Virgin Islands, Japan
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Encyclopedic overview
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Microstelma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.
==Description== (Original description in Latin) The shell is turreted-ovate with a narrow slit and features a conical spire. The whorls are adorned with prominent longitudinal folds. The aperture is oblong, extended anteriorly, and subtly channeled. The inner lip is thickened and nearly straight, while the outer lip is simple.
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