Callogaza

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Callogaza
Callogaza watsoni 001.jpg
Umbilical and top view of a shell of Callogaza watsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Margaritidae
Genus:
Callogaza

Dall, 1881 [1]
Type species
Callogaza watsoniDall, 1881

Callogaza is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae. [2]

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Description

The shells of the species in this genus are thin-walled and almost transparent. Because of this, they are iridescent. The outer lip is deflected. A flat callus of the inner lip covers completely or only in part the wide umbilicus (but only in fully grown species). [3] These features form a synapomorphy with the genus Gaza .

The sculpture of Callogaza has stronger spiral and axial lines, in contrast with the almost uniform sculpture of Gaza. Calogaza possesses strong, elevated spiral cords in the upper part of each whorl. These are colored with brown spots.

Species

Species within the genus Callogaza include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. ↑ Dall, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. ix, p. 49 (1881) ; I. c. xviii, p. 356.
  2. ↑ Callogaza . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 12 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Abstract p. 165; Novapex v.7 (2006)
  4. ↑ Callogaza watsoni Dall, 1881 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.
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