Benthonella

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Benthonella
Benthonella tenella (MNHN-IM-2012-7068).jpeg
Shell of Benthonella tenella (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Benthonella
Dall, 1889
Type species
Benthonella tenella
(Jeffreys, 1869)
Synonyms
  • AssiminopsisLocard, 1897
  • HelaJeffreys, 1870 (preoccupied by HelaMuenster, 1840)

Benthonella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. [1]

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Species

Species within the genus Benthonella include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. ↑ Benthonella Dall, 1889 . WoRMS (2010). Benthonella Dall, 1889. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138441 on 23 December 2012 .
  2. ↑ Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 August 2010.


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