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Thysanodonta

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Thysanodonta
Shell of Thysanodonta diadema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Thysanodonta
Marshall, 1988
Type species
Thysanodonta aucklandica
Marshall, B.A., 1988

Thysanodonta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Distribution

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Species of this marine genus can be found off New Zealand and New Caledonia.

Species

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Species within the genus Thysanodonta include:

References

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  • Marshall B.A. (1988) Thysanodontinae: A new subfamily of the Trochidae (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies 54: 215–229. page(s): 217
  • Marshall, B. A. (1998). Food and feeding mode of Thysanodontinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae. Molluscan Research. 19 (1): 69–72.