Microstelma

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Microstelma
Shell of Microstelma oshikatai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Zebinidae
Genus: Microstelma
A. Adams, 1863
Type species
Microstelma daedalum
A. Adams, 1863
Synonyms
  • Amaurella A. Adams, 1867
  • Crepitacella Guppy, 1867
  • Dolophanes Gabb, 1873
  • Rissoina (Crepitacella) Guppy, 1867
  • Stylifer (Amaurella) A. Adams, 1867

Microstelma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.[1]

(Original description in Latin) The shell is turreted-ovate with a narrow slit and features a conical spire. The whorls are adorned with prominent longitudinal folds. The aperture is oblong, extended anteriorly, and subtly channeled. The inner lip is thickened and nearly straight, while the outer lip is simple. [2]

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