''Folinia'' is a
genus
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of minute
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
family
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Zebinidae
Zebinidae is a family of small sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Folinia'' include:
* ''
Folinia ericana
''Folinia'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Folinia'' include:
* '' Folinia ericana'' (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''Folinia mottezi
''Fo ...
''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''
Folinia mottezi
''Folinia'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family (biology), family Zebinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Folinia'' include:
* ''Folinia ericana'' (Hertlein & Strong, 19 ...
''
(Bavay, 1917)
* ''
Folinia signae
''Folinia'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Folinia'' include:
* ''Folinia ericana'' (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''Folinia mottezi
''Fol ...
''
(Bartsch, 1915)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Folinia bermudezi''
(Aguayo & Rehder, 1936): synonym of ''
Mirarissoina bermudezi
''Mirarissoina bermudezi'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
The maximum recorded ...
''
(Aguayo & Rehder, 1936)
* ''Folinia histia''
(Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''
Mirarissoina histia''
(Bartsch, 1915)
References
Crosse, H., 1868. ''Les méléagrinicoles. Espèces nouvelles, par L. de Folin (1)''. [Review]. Journal de Conchyliologie 16: 217-219
External links
Ponder W. F. (1985) ''A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea)''. Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221
Zebinidae
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