''Smithena'' is a
genus
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of
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 in the
family
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Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marin ...
; the dove snails.
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MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Smithena Boyer, Pelorce & Gori, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1606828 on 22 September 2023]
Species
Species within the genus ''Smithena'' include:
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Smithena alfredensis
''Smithena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae; the dove snails.
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Smithena Boyer, Pelorce & Gori, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
''
(Bartsch, 1915)
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Smithena altispira
''Smithena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae; the dove snails.
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Smithena Boyer, Pelorce & Gori, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
''
(Bozzetti, 2008)
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Smithena omanensis
''Smithena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae; the dove snails.
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Smithena Boyer, Pelorce & Gori, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
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Perugia, 2023
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Smithena retiaria
''Smithena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae; the dove snails.
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Smithena Boyer, Pelorce & Gori, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
''
(Tomlin, 1931)
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Smithena trifilosa
''Smithena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, ...
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(E. A. Smith, 1882)
References
* Boyer, F., Pelorce, J. & Gori, S. (2022). Révision des Columbellidae de l'île de Masirah, Oman. Partie 1 : genres Smithena gen. nov., Anachis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853, Zafra A. Adams, 1860 et Parvanachis Radwin, 1968. Novapex. 23(3): 87–110.
Columbellidae
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