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Synaptocochlea
Sign in to saveSynaptocochlea is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyTrochidae
Habitatmarine
Observations6
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 81
- Family
- Trochidae
- Collections
- SBMNH, MNHN, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Archipel Des Australes, Thailand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Nouvelle-Caledonie, French Polynesia, Jma Maurice/Seychelles
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- Synaptocochlea
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Synaptocochlea is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
==Description== The oval shell is intermediate between Stomatella and Gena in contour. The very short spire is sub-marginal. The surface is spirally striated or decussated. The very large aperture is longer than it is wide. The animal has an operculum.
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