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Sinezona globosa

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Sinezona globosa
Shell of Sinezona globosa (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Scissurelloidea
Family: Scissurellidae
Genus: Sinezona
Species:
S. globosa
Binomial name
Sinezona globosa
Geiger, 2006

Sinezona globosa is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit shells.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.1 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Sinezona globosa Geiger, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  • Geiger D.L. (2006). Eight new species of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) from around the world, with discussion of two senior synonyms. Zootaxa 1128:1–33.
  • Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1–728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7