New species and records of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae from the Americas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda)
Author
Geiger, Daniel L.
Author
Mclean, James H.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2356
1
35
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.275645
c9d212c2-bfed-4043-971c-b80ab6d7ff9c
1175-5326
275645
Sinezona
Finlay, 1926
Type
species.
Schismope brevis
Hedley, 1904
(OD).
Diagnosis.
Scissurellidae
with slit closed to foramen at maturity, keels of foramen not elevated to form chimney.
Remarks.
In juveniles, the selenizone may be shorter and the slit is still not closed to a foramen. Juvenile
Sinezona
and adult
Scissurella
both have an open slit; mature specimens can be recognized by the descending last quarter whorl.