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Sundaya
Sign in to saveSundaya is a genus of sea snails in the family Cerithiopsidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCaenogastropoda incertae sedis
- FamilyCerithiopsidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Cerithiopsidae
- Collections
- MNHN
- Recorded in
- Nouvelle-Caledonie, France
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Sundaya is a genus of sea snails in the family Cerithiopsidae.
==Characteristics== (Original description) The shell is pupoid in shape, with an obtuse apex and gently convex sides. The protoconch is minute, consisting of a single whorl. The body whorl contracts anteriorly into a nearly straight siphonal canal and is ornamented with nodulose spiral ribs.
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