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Addisonia
Sign in to saveAddisonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Addisoniidae.
Species
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLepetellida
- FamilyAddisoniidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- NY, MNHN, AM, NRM, UF
- Recorded in
- Peru, Mozambique Channel, Australia, Iles Salomon, Mer De Chine, New Caledonia, United States
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Addisonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Addisoniidae.
==Description== The ovate shell has a subconical shape. It is strongly symmetrical, porcellaneous, and thin. The blunt apex is curved backward, downward, and to the left. The shell has no epidermis. The margin is unthickened, simple, and entire. The pedal muscular impression is horseshoe-shaped and interrupted in front.
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