| Enida | |
|---|---|
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| Enida japonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Enida A. Adams, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Enida japonica A. Adams, 1860 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Gibbula (Enida) Adams, 1860 | |
Enida is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails (not assigned to a subfamily).[1]
Description
The shell has a depressed-conical shape. It is widely umbilicate. The convex whorls are concentrically granose-lirate. The sutures are canaliculate. The body whorl is carinated or angulated. The aperture is subquadrate. The outer lip is simple, or lirate within. The inner lip is reflexed. The umbilicus is large. The margin is crenulated.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Enida include:
- Enida persica Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903
- Enida japonica A. Adams, 1860
- Enida taiwanensis Z.Z. Dong, 2002[3]
References
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- ↑ Enida A. Adams, 1860. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 September 2010.
- ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
- ↑ Enida taiwanensis Z.Z. Dong, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
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