- Source: Thesbia
Thesbia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family Raphitomidae.
This genus was named after Thesbia, one of the Sea-nymphs of Hesiod.
Description
the original description of this genus notes that it features thin and smooth outer lip while the apex of the spire is irregularly coiled.
Species
Species within the genus Thesbia include:
Thesbia dyscrita (Watson, 1881)
Thesbia michaelseni (Strebel, 1905)
Thesbia nana (Lovén, 1846)
Thesbia unica Sysoev, 1988
Species brought into synonymy
Thesbia albus Mac Andrew & Forbes, 1847: synonym of Thesbia nana (Lovén, 1846)
Thesbia algoensis Thiele, 1925: synonym of Glyptanachis algoensis (Thiele, 1925): synonym of Decipifus algoensis (Thiele, 1925)
† Thesbia antiselli (Anderson & Martin, 1914): synonym of † Xenuroturris antiselli (F. Anderson & B. Martin, 1914)
Thesbia filostriata Strebel, 1905: synonym of Typhlodaphne filostriata (Strebel, 1905)
Thesbia folini Locard, 1897: synonym of Xanthodaphne leptalea (Bush, 1893)
Thesbia innocens E. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of Falsimohnia innocens (E. A. Smith, 1907)
Thesbia nanum Lovén, 1846: synonym of Thesbia nana (Lovén, 1846)
Thesbia nudator Locard, 1897: synonym of Bathybela nudator (Locard, 1897)
Thesbia ohlini Strebel, 1905: synonym of Pleurotomella ohlini (Strebel, 1905)
References
Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010). Nomenclator of Molluscan Supraspecific Names
External links
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Raphitomidae