''Thesbia'' is a

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Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families" ...

. This genus was named after Thesbia, one of the

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Description

the original description of this genus notes that it features thin and smooth outer

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is irregularly coiled.

Species

Species within the genus ''Thesbia'' include: * ''

Thesbia dyscrita ''Thesbia dyscrita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Thesbia dyscrita (R. B. Watson, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://w ...

'' (Watson, 1881) * ''

Thesbia michaelseni ''Thesbia michaelseni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Thesbia michaelseni (Strebel, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https:// ...

'' (Strebel, 1905) * ''

Thesbia nana ''Thesbia nana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 12 mm. The body of the snail is milk-white, all but the gills and liver, which are ...

'' (Lovén, 1846) * ''

Thesbia unica ''Thesbia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family (biology), family Raphitomidae. This genus was named after Thesbia, one of the Sea-nymphs of Hesiod. Description the original description of this genus note ...

'' Sysoev, 1988 ;Species brought into synonymy * ''Thesbia albus'' Mac Andrew & Forbes, 1847: synonym of ''Thesbia nana'' (Lovén, 1846) * ''Thesbia algoensis'' Thiele, 1925: synonym of ''Glyptanachis algoensis'' (Thiele, 1925): synonym of ''

Decipifus algoensis ''Decipifus algoensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Decipifus algoensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinesp ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * † ''Thesbia antiselli'' (Anderson & Martin, 1914): synonym of † ''

Xenuroturris antiselli ''Xenuroturris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids. Description This genus characterized by a polygonal protoconch. The anterior siphonal canal is relatively short. The sinus rib is margined. ...

'' (F. Anderson & B. Martin, 1914) * ''Thesbia filostriata'' Strebel, 1905: synonym of ''

Typhlodaphne filostriata ''Typhlodaphne filostriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Strait of Magellan off Cape Horn Cape Horn (, ) is the southernmost headland of the ...

'' (Strebel, 1905) * ''Thesbia folini'' Locard, 1897: synonym of ''

Xanthodaphne leptalea ''Xanthodaphne leptalea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 24 mm. (Original description) The shell is of moderate size, rather stout, very thin and fr ...

'' (Bush, 1893) * ''Thesbia innocens'' E. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of ''

Falsimohnia innocens ''Falsimohnia innocens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.Bouchet, P. (2015). Falsimohnia innocens (E. A. Smith, 1907). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1907) * ''Thesbia nanum'' Lovén, 1846: synonym of ''Thesbia nana'' (Lovén, 1846) * ''Thesbia nudator'' Locard, 1897: synonym of ''

Bathybela nudator ''Bathybela nudator'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The average length of the shell measures 50 mm and its diameter 17 mm. Distribution This species is found in the Atl ...

'' (Locard, 1897) * ''Thesbia ohlini'' Strebel, 1905: synonym of ''

Pleurotomella ohlini ''Pleurotomella ohlini'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 10 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Argentina, the Falklands and Tierra del ...

'' (Strebel, 1905)

References

* Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010). Nomenclator of Molluscan Supraspecific Names

External links

Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
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