Marsenina is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Velutininae within the family Velutinidae.[1]

Marsenina
Marsenina liouvillei (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Velutinoidea
Family: Velutinidae
Genus: Marsenina
Gray, 1850 [1]
Type species
Lamellaria prodita Lovén, 1846
Synonyms[1]

Oithonella Mörch, 1857

Species edit

Species within the genus Marsenina include: [2]

Taxon inquirendum
  • Marsenina liouvillei Vayssière, 1917
Species brought into synonymy
  • Marsenina micromphala Bergh, 1853: synonym of Marsenina glabra (Couthouy, 1838)
  • Marsenina prodita Lovén, 1846: synonym of * Marsenina glabra (Couthouy, 1838)

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marsenina Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138103 on 2021-06-24