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Quinnia B. A. Marshall 1988

Quinnia

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Quinnia is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the subfamily Seguenziinae of the family Seguenziidae.[1]

Quinnia is a replacement name for Seguenziella Marshall, 1983, a junior homonym of Seguenziella Neviani, 1901

Description

The shape of the shell is conical. It has a peripheral carina and sharp, collabral axial riblets. There is no microsculpture. All whorls possess midwhorl angulation. Spiral lirae are present on some whorls. The shallow posterior sinus has a V-shape. The anterolateral sinus forms a channel. The basal sinus is present. There is no columellar sinus. The aperture has a rhomboidal shape. The columellar tooth is present. There is no umbilical septum.

Radula: the rachidian tooth is higher than broad and has lateral wings reduced or absent. The lateral tooth cusp is narrow. There are less than 10 marginal tooth pairs.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Quinnia include:

References

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Quinnia: Brief Summary

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Quinnia is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the subfamily Seguenziinae of the family Seguenziidae.

Quinnia is a replacement name for Seguenziella Marshall, 1983, a junior homonym of Seguenziella Neviani, 1901

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