Sinezona is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit shells.[1]

Sinezona
Drawing with two views of a shell of Sinezona cingulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Scissurellidae
Genus: Sinezona
Finlay, 1927
Type species
Schismope brevis
Hedley, 1904
Synonyms[1]
  • Schismope
  • Woodwardia
  • Ariella Bandel, 1998
  • Daizona Bandel, 1998[1]

Description

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The shell has turbinate or depressed turbinate form. The anal fissure is closed, forming a foramen in the outer wall of the aperture. The slit fasciole is shorter, not over 1½ whorls in length.

Sinezona is a Scissurella in which the anal slit becomes closed in the adult, and transformed into an oblong perforation like one of the holes of a Haliotis.[2]

Distribution

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This marine genus occurs worldwide.

Species

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Species in the genus Sinezona include:[1] [3][4]

Nomine dubia
  • Sinezona concinna (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831)
  • Sinezona miranda (A. Adams, 1862)
  • Sinezona modesta (A. Adams, 1862)
  • Sinezona paumotuensis (Garrett, 1872)
Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ a b c d WoRMS : Sinezona; accessed : 21 October 2010
  2. ^ Suter H. (1913–1915), Manual of new Zealand Mollusca; Wellington, N. Z. :J. Mackay, govt. printer,1913-1915
  3. ^ "Sinezona". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ^ Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  5. ^ a b c Geiger D. L. & McLean J. H. (10 February 2010) "New species and records of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae from the Americas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda)". Zootaxa 2356: 1-35, 24 plates. preview.
  6. ^ Paleobiology database: Sinezona kondoi Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today
  7. ^ Discover Life: Sinezona singulata
  8. ^ "Sinezona atkinsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Sinezona carinata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. ^ Molluscs of Tasmania: Sinezona pulchra Archived 13 April 2013 at archive.today
  • Geiger D.L. (2003). Phylogenetic assessment of characters proposed for the generic classification of Recent Scissurellidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) with a description of one new genus and six new species frop Easter Island and Australia. Molluscan Research 23:21-83
  • Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7
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