Sericogyra
Sign in to saveSericogyra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderSeguenziida
- FamilySeguenziidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Seguenziidae
- Collections
- AM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Australia, Iles Salomon
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Seguenziidae
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- taxon name
- Sericogyra
- taxon rank
- genus
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Sericogyra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.
==Description== The turbinate shell has collabral axial riblets and lacks a peripheral carina. There is no midwhorl angulation. Spiral lirae are present on all whorls. The shell has no basal, posterior of anterolateral sinuses. There is no columellar sinus or columellar tooth. The aperture is circular. There is no umbilical septum. The shell contains granular microsculpture.
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