''Folinia'' is a
genus
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of minute
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
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Zebinidae
Zebinidae is a family (biology), family of small sea snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.
Genera
Genera within the family Zebinidae include:
* ''Cossmannia'' Newton, 1891†
* ''Folinia'' Crosse, 1868
* ''Lapsigyrus'' Berry, 1958
* ''Microstelma ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Folinia'' include:
* ''
Folinia ericana
''Folinia'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family (biology), family Zebinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Folinia'' include:
* ''Folinia ericana'' (Hertlein & Strong, 19 ...
''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''
Folinia mottezi''
(Bavay, 1917)
* ''
Folinia signae''
(Bartsch, 1915)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Folinia bermudezi''
(Aguayo & Rehder, 1936): synonym of ''
Mirarissoina bermudezi
''Mirarissoina bermudezi'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
The maximum recorded s ...
''
(Aguayo & Rehder, 1936)
* ''Folinia histia''
(Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''
Mirarissoina histia
''Mirarissoina'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mirarissoina'' include:
* ''Mirarissoina bermudezi'' (Aguayo & Rehder, 1936)
* '' Mirarissoi ...
''
(Bartsch, 1915)
References
Crosse, H., 1868. ''Les méléagrinicoles. Espèces nouvelles, par L. de Folin (1)''. [Review]. Journal de Conchyliologie 16: 217-219
External links
Ponder W. F. (1985) ''A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea)''. Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221
Zebinidae
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