Thesbia

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Thesbia
Thesbia nana shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Thesbia
Jeffreys, 1867
Type species
Tritonium nanum
Lovén, 1846
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella (Thesbia)
  • Pleurotoma (Thesbia) Jeffreys, 1867

Thesbia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family Raphitomidae.[1]

This genus was named after Thesbia, one of the Sea-nymphs of Hesiod.

the original description of this genus notes that it features thin and smooth outer lip while the apex of the spire is irregularly coiled.[2]

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