Thesbia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Thesbia | |
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Thesbia nana shell | |
Scientific 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
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Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
Species within the genus Thesbia include: