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Microgaza

Microgaza is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.

Description

The flattened shell is rotelliform, resembling a species from the genus Gaza without the reflected lip or umbilical callus. The shell is brilliantly nacreous when fresh. It has a distinctly scalariform umbilicus.

Species

Species within the genus Microgaza include:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Microgaza alabida <small>(Marshall, 1979)</small> accepted as Archiminolia alabida <small>(B. A. Marshall, 1979)</small>
  • Microgaza corona <small>Lee Y.C. & Wu W.L., 2001</small>: synonym of Elaphriella corona <small>(Y.-C. Lee & W.-L. Wu, 2001)</small> (original combination)
  • Microgaza dawsoni (<small>Marshall, 1979)</small> accepted as Archiminolia dawsoni <small>(B. A. Marshall, 1979)</small>
  • Microgaza fulgens <small>Dall, 1907</small>: synonym of Ilanga fulgens <small>(Dall, 1907)</small>
  • Microgaza gotoi <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>: synonym of Ilanga gotoi <small>(Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006)</small>
  • Microgaza hurleyi <small>(Marshall, 1979)</small> accepted as Archiminolia hurleyi <small>(B. A. Marshall, 1979)</small>
  • Microgaza inornata <small>Quinn, 1979</small>: synonym of Microgaza rotella inornata <small>Quinn, 1979</small>
  • Microgaza iridescens <small>(Habe, 1968)</small>: synonym of Archiminolia iridescens <small>(Habe, 1961)</small>
  • Microgaza katoi <small>(Kuroda & Habe, 1961)</small>: synonym of Archiminolia katoi <small>(Kuroda & Habe, 1961)</small>
  • Microgaza konos <small>Vilvens, 2009</small>: synonym of Ilanga konos <small>(Vilvens, 2009)</small> (original combination)
  • Microgaza navakaensis <small>Ladd, 1982</small>: synonym of Ilanga navakaensis <small>(Ladd, 1982)</small> (original combination)
  • Microgaza norfolkensis <small>Marshall, 1999</small>; synonym of Ilanga norfolkensis <small>(B. A. Marshall, 1999)</small>
  • Microgaza opalina <small>(Shikama & Hayashi, 1977)</small>: synonym of Elaphriella opalina <small>(Shikama & Hayashi, 1977)</small> (original combination)
  • Microgaza ziczac <small>Kuroda & Habe, 1971</small>: synonym of Archiminolia ziczac <small>(Kuroda & Habe, 1971)</small>

References

  • Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506

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