Exomilus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Exomilus | |
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Shells of Exomilus compressus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Exomilus Hedley, 1918 |
Type species | |
Mangelia lutaria Hedley, 1907
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Species | |
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The small shell is, subcylindrical. It contains few whorls. The base is concave. The sculpture consists of radial ribs latticed by spiral cords. The outer lip is slightly thickened and denticulate within. The sinus is shallow and subsutural.[2]
The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia.
Species within the genus Exomilus include: