Biology:Obtusella

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Short description: Genus of gastropods


Obtusella
Obtusella intersecta 01.jpg
Obtusella intersecta shell
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Obtusella

Cossmann, 1921[1]
Type species
Obtusella intersecta
(S. Wood, 1857)

Obtusella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.[2]

Species

Seven species are currently recognised in the genus Obtusella.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Ponder W. F. (1985). A review of the Genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221
  • Vaught, K. C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN:0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M. J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

Wikidata ☰ Q10802278 entry