Tomella
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| Tomella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Tomella Swainson, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Clavatula lineata Lamarck, 1816 | |
Tomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.[1]
This name is no longer valid as it is a junior homonym of Tomella Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (order Diptera). It has been replaced by Tomellana (Wenz, 1943).