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Hemitoma
Genus of gastropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hemitoma is a genus of slit limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
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Hemitoma | |
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A shell of a Hemitoma species from New Zealand, anterior end to the bottom | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Subfamily: | Hemitominae |
Genus: | Hemitoma Swainson, 1840 |
Type species | |
Emarginula tricostata Sowerby, 1823 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Subemarginula Gray, 1847 |
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In this genus of fissurellid, there is an inconspicuous notch at the anterior end of the shell rather than a slit. The notch is best seen in an interior view of the shell.