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Genota

Genota is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.

Description

The shell is narrowly obconic and cancellated. The body whorl gradually tapers to a but slightly developed siphonal canal. The sinus of the lip is wide and shallow. The aperture is long and narrow with subparallel margins. The operculum is unguiculate.

Species

Species within the genus Genota include:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • † Genota lusitaniae <small>Vera-Peláez & Lozano-Francisco, 2001</small>: synonym of † Genota bonnanii <small>Bellardi, 1877</small> (junior subjective synonym)
  • Genota marchadi [sic] : synonym of Genota nicklesi Knudsen, 1952
  • Genota marchandi <small>Pin, 1996</small> : synonym of Genota nicklesi <small>Knudsen, 1952</small>
  • Genota mitraeformis <small>(Kiener, 1839)</small> : synonym of Genota mitriformis <small>(Wood W., 1828)</small>
  • Genota nigeriensis <small>Vera-Peláez, 2004</small> : synonym of Genota nicklesi <small>Knudsen, 1952</small>
  • Genota vafra <small>Sykes, 1905</small> : synonym of Genota mitriformis <small>(Wood W., 1828)</small>

References

  • Fontannes (F.), 1880 - Les Invertébrés du bassin tertiaire du Sud-Est de la France. Les Mollusques pliocènes de la vallée du Rhone et du Roussillon. Tome 1er: Gastéropodes des formations marines et saumatres. livraison 3, p.&nbsp;169-258
  • Ryall P., Horro J. & Rolán E. 2013. A revision of the genus Genota H. & A. Adams, 1853 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Borsonidae) from West Africa. Iberus, 31(2): 1-17.

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