Marsenina
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Marsenina is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of small slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...

-like sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...

s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lamellariinae
Lamellariinae
Lamellariinae is a subfamily of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs belonging to the family Velutinidae, in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Genera:Genera in the subfamily Lamellariinae include:* Calyptoconcha Bouchet & Waren, 1993...

 of the family Velutinidae
Velutinidae
Velutinidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Taxonomy :The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :* subfamily Velutininae J. E...

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Species

Species within the genus Marsenina include: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=72724
  • Marsenina ampla A. E. Verrill, 1880
  • Marsenina glabra (Couthouy, 1838) - bald lamellaria
  • Marsenina globosa L. M. Perry, 1939
  • Marsenina rhombica (Dall, 1871)
  • Marsenina stearnsii
    Marsenina stearnsii
    Marsenina stearnsii is a species of small slug-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Lamellariinae of the family Velutinidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.-Distribution:...

    (Dall, 1871)

Species brought into synonymy :
  • Marsenina micromphala Bergh, 1853 : synonym of Marsenina glabra (Couthouy, 1838)
  • Marsenina prodita Loven, 1846 : synonym of * Marsenina glabra (Couthouy, 1838)
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