''Fontigens'' is a

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of minute

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s with an operculum,

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s or

micromollusc A micromollusc is a shelled mollusc which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine molluscs, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater molluscs also ...

s in the

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Fontigentidae . 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: *'' Fontigens aldrichi'' *'' Fontigens antroecetes'' *'' Fontigens binneyana'' *''

Fontigens bottimeri ''Fontigens'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or A ...

'' *'' Fontigens cryptica'' * '' Fontigens davisi'' Dillon, Malabad, Orndorff & H-P. Liu, 2023 * ''

Fontigens hershleri ''Fontigens'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family (biology), family Fontigentidae . MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fo ...

'' Dillon, Malabad, Orndorff & H-P. Liu, 2023 *''

Fontigens morrisoni ''Fontigens'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Fontigentidae . MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fontigens Pilsbry, 1933. Accessed through: World Register ...

'' *'' Fontigens nickliniana'' *'' Fontigens orolibas'' * † '' Fontigens palaea'' Pilsbry, 1953 *'' Fontigens proserpina'' * † ''

Fontigens symmetrica ''Fontigens'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Fontigentidae . MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fontigens Pilsbry, 1933. Accessed through: World Register ...

'' Pilsbry, 1953 *''

Fontigens tartarea ''Fontigens'' is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Fontigentidae . MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fontigens Pilsbry, 1933. Accessed through: World Register ...

'' *''

Fontigens turritella The Greenbrier cavesnail (''Fontigens turritella''), is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States. The Greenbrier ...

'' Hubricht, 1976 -

Greenbrier cavesnail The Greenbrier cavesnail (''Fontigens turritella''), is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States. The Greenbrier ...

;Synonyms: *''

Fontigens holsingeri The tapered cavesnail, scientific name ''Fontigens holsingeri'', is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States ...

'' Hubricht, 1976 -

Tapered cavesnail The tapered cavesnail, scientific name ''Fontigens holsingeri'', is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States ...

: synonym of ''

'' Hubricht, 1963 (junior subjective synonym) * ''Fontigens oxybeles'' Pilsbry, 1950: synonym of ''

Tryonia aequicostata ''Tryonia'' is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Hydrobiidae.Wesselingh F. P., et al. (2006).Molluscs from the Miocene Pebas Formation of Peruvian and Colombian Amazonia.''Scripta Geologica'' 1333 19-290. This genus is sometimes placed ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1890) (junior subjective synonym) * ''Fontigens weberi'' Pilsbry, 1950: synonym of ''

'' (Pilsbry, 1890) (junior subjective synonym)

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