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A live individual of Cecina manchurica | |
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Genus: | Cecina |
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8 species |
Cecina is a genus of sea snails which have a gill and an operculum, gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pomatiopsidae. [1]
They live in shallow waters in littoral and supralittoral habitats. [3]
The distribution of the genus Cecina includes the Sea of Japan in Primorsky Krai, Russia, [3] Japan [4] and Washington state, USA. [5]
In 1861, Arthur Adams described the genus Cecina as a monotypic genus with Cecina manchurica as the only species. [2] [4] The current classification of Cecina follows Davis (1979) [4] and other authors. [6]
In 1996, Larisa A. Prozorova reviewed the genus, described 6 new species of Cecina and re-established Cecina tatarica as a separate species. [3] [7]
There are eight [3] species within the genus Cecina:
Cecina | |
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A live individual of Cecina manchurica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Cecina |
Diversity [3] | |
8 species |
Cecina is a genus of sea snails which have a gill and an operculum, gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pomatiopsidae. [1]
They live in shallow waters in littoral and supralittoral habitats. [3]
The distribution of the genus Cecina includes the Sea of Japan in Primorsky Krai, Russia, [3] Japan [4] and Washington state, USA. [5]
In 1861, Arthur Adams described the genus Cecina as a monotypic genus with Cecina manchurica as the only species. [2] [4] The current classification of Cecina follows Davis (1979) [4] and other authors. [6]
In 1996, Larisa A. Prozorova reviewed the genus, described 6 new species of Cecina and re-established Cecina tatarica as a separate species. [3] [7]
There are eight [3] species within the genus Cecina: