Tomellana | |
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Shell of Tomellana semimarginata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Clavatulidae |
Genus: | Tomellana (Wenz, 1943) [1] |
Type species | |
Clavatula lineata (Lamarck, 1816) | |
Synonyms | |
TomellaSwainson, 1840 |
Tomellana is a genus of sea snail marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae. [2]
Tomellana is a replacement name for Tomella Swainson, 1840, a junior homonym of TomellaRobineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (order Diptera)
The smooth and shining shell has a fusiform shape. The spire consists of 10 - 11 whorls and is not much longer than the body whorl. The first 1½ whorls are smooth and translucent. The width of the whorls increase slowly into becoming a bulging body whorl. The whorls are separated by a simple suture. The aperture is oval. The inner lip shows a thick callosity at the top. The siphonal canal is short and wide. [3]
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