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Georissa
Sign in to saveGeorissa is a genus of minute land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrocenidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCycloneritida
- FamilyHydrocenidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,395
- With media
- 27
- Family
- Hydrocenidae
- Collections
- USNM, PRI, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UF
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Burma, Mariana Islands
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hydrocenidae
- Image
- Georissa shikokuensis 001.jpg
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- Georissa
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Georissa is a genus of minute land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrocenidae.
==Description== (Original description in Latin) The shell is imperforate or scarcely perforate. It is very small, and conical, displaying an amber-colored or reddish hue. It is usually spirally grooved or striated.
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