Tomellana [SEP] parent taxon
Tomellana
Tomellana is a genus of sea snail marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
"Tomellana" is a replacement name for "Tomella" Swainson, 1840, a junior homonym of "Tomella" Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (order Diptera)
Description.
The smooth and shining shell has a fusiform shape. The spire consists of 10 - 11 whorls and is not much longer than the body whorl. The first 1½ whorls are smooth and translucent. The width of the whorls increase slowly into becoming a
bulging body whorl. The whorls are separated by a simple suture. The aperture is oval. The inner lip shows a thick callosity at the top. The siphonal canal is short and wide.
Species.
- "Tomellana hupferi"
- "Tomellana leschkei"
- "Tomellana lineata"
- Species brought into synonymy:
- "Tomellana pfefferi" : synonym of "Fusiturris pfefferi"
References.
- William Swainson. "A Treatise on Malacology or Shells and Shellflsh" 1840, pag.314.