Laguncula

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Laguncula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae.

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Caenogastropoda
Order:Littorinimorpha
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Laguncula
Laguncula pulchella shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Laguncula
Benson, 1842[1]
Type species
Laguncula pulchella Benson, 1842
Synonyms[2]
  • Bensonia Gray, 1847[3]
  • Scarlatia Schileyko, 1977[4]
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General characteristics

(Original description in Latin) The shell is turbinate (top-shaped) and subglobose (somewhat spherical). It has a large, entire, oblong aperture. The peristome (aperture margin) is interrupted. The lip is somewhat reflected (turned back). The umbilicus is deep and tortuous. [5]

Species

Species within the genus Laguncula include:

References

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