Hemisinus

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Hemisinus
Hemisinus brevis shell.png
Two views of four shells of Hemisinus brevis
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Hemisinus

Swainson, 1840

Hemisinus is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hemisinidae.

Species

Species within the genus Hemisinus include:

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References

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