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Sinezona
Sign in to saveSinezona is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit shells.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLepetellida
- FamilyScissurellidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 134
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Scissurellidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, USNM, CAS, LACM, DMNH, TMAG
- Recorded in
- United States, Vanuatu, Mexico, Philippines, Malaysia, Argentina, Belize, New Zealand
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Sinezona is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit shells.
==Description== The shell has turbinate or depressed turbinate form. The anal fissure is closed, forming a foramen in the outer wall of the aperture. The slit fasciole is shorter, not over 1½ whorls in length.
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