Sericogyra

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Sericogyra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Guttulinae
Genus: Sericogyra
Marshall, 1988 [1]
Type species
Sericogyra metallica
Marshall, 1988

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

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Description

The turbinate shell has collabral axial riblets and lacks a peripheral carina. There is no midwhorl angulation. Spiral lirae are present on all whorls. The shell has no basal, posterior of anterolateral sinuses. There is no columellar sinus or columellar tooth. The aperture is circular. There is no umbilical septum. The shell contains granular microsculpture.

Radula: the rachidian tooth is broader than high and has lateral wings prominent. The lateral tooth cusp is broad to absent. The marginal tooth pairs are smaller or equal to 10. [3]

Species

Species within the genus Sericogyra include:

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