''Fontigens'' is a
genus
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of minute
freshwater snail
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s with an
operculum,
aquatic gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s or
micromollusc
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s in the
family
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Fontigentidae .
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fontigens Pilsbry, 1933. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057294 on 2025-01-22]
Species
Species within the genus ''Fontigens'' include:
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Fontigens aldrichi''
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Fontigens antroecetes''
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Fontigens binneyana''
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Fontigens bottimeri''
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Fontigens cryptica''
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Fontigens davisi''
Dillon, Malabad, Orndorff & H-P. Liu, 2023
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Fontigens hershleri''
Dillon, Malabad, Orndorff & H-P. Liu, 2023
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Fontigens morrisoni''
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Fontigens nickliniana''
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Fontigens orolibas''
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Fontigens palaea''
Pilsbry, 1953
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Fontigens proserpina''
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Fontigens symmetrica''
Pilsbry, 1953
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Fontigens tartarea''
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Fontigens turritella''
Hubricht, 1976 -
Greenbrier cavesnail
;Synonyms:
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Fontigens holsingeri''
Hubricht, 1976 -
Tapered cavesnail: synonym of ''
Fontigens tartarea''
Hubricht, 1963 (junior subjective synonym)
* ''Fontigens oxybeles''
Pilsbry, 1950: synonym of ''
Tryonia aequicostata''
(Pilsbry, 1890) (junior subjective synonym)
* ''Fontigens weberi''
Pilsbry, 1950: synonym of ''
Tryonia aequicostata''
(Pilsbry, 1890) (junior subjective synonym)
References
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Gastropod genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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