Sinezona
Sinezona is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit shells.
Description
The shell has turbinate or depressed turbinate form. The anal fissure is closed, forming a foramen in the outer wall of the aperture. Theslit fasciole is shorter, not over 1½ whorls in length.
Sinezona is a Scissurella in which the anal slit becomes closed in the adult, and transformed into an oblong perforation like one of the holes of a Haliotis.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs worldwide.Species
Species in the genus Sinezona include:Sinezona bandeli Marshall, 2002Sinezona beddomei Sinezona brevis Sinezona brucei Geiger, 2012Sinezona calumnior Geiger, 2012Sinezona carolarum Geiger & McLean, 2010Sinezona chilensis Geiger, 2012Sinezona cingulata Sinezona confusa Rolán & Luque, 1994Sinezona costulata Geiger & Sasaki, 2009Sinezona danieldreieri Geiger, 2008Sinezona doliolum Herbert, 1986Sinezona enigmatica Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012Sinezona ferriezi Sinezona finlayi Sinezona garciai Geiger, 2006- † Sinezona geigeri Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017 Sinezona globosa Geiger, 2006
- † Sinezona haliotimorpha Lozouet, 1998 Sinezona hawaiiensis Geiger & McLean, 2010Sinezona insignis Sinezona insularis Simone, 2009Sinezona iota Sinezona kayae Geiger & McLean, 2010
- † Sinezona kondoi
- † Sinezona koruahina Sinezona laqueus Sinezona levigata Sinezona macleani Geiger, 2006Sinezona marrowi Geiger, 2012Sinezona mechanica Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012Sinezona milleri Geiger & Sasaki, 2009Sinezona mouchezi Sinezona norfolkensis Geiger, 2012Sinezona pacifica Sinezona pauperata Sinezona platyspira Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012Sinezona plicata
- † Sinezona praecedens Lozouet, 1998 Sinezona rimuloides - rim scissurelleSinezona semicostata Burnay & Rolán, 1990Sinezona singeri Geiger, 2006Sinezona singulata Sinezona subantarctica
- † Sinezona tertia Sinezona wanganellica Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012Sinezona wileyi Geiger, 2008Sinezona zimmeri Geiger, 2003
;Species brought into synonymy:Sinezona armillata Yaron, 1983: synonym of Sukashitrochus armillatus Sinezona atkinsoni Tenison-Woods, J.E., 1877: synonym of Sukashitrochus atkinsoni Sinezona brasiliensis Mattar, 1987: synonym of Satondella brasiliensis Sinezona carinata : synonym of Sukashitrochus carinatus Sinezona crossei : synonym of Sinezona cingulata Sinezona fayalensis : synonym of Sinezona cingulata Sinezona lobini Burnay & Rolán, 1990: synonym of Scissurella lobini Sinezona morleti : synonym of Sukashitrochus morleti Sinezona lyallensis : synonym of Sukashitrochus lyallensis Sinezona padangensis : synonym of Sinezona ferriezi Sinezona pulchra : synonym of Sukashitrochus pulcher Sinezona redferni Rolán, 1996: synonym of Scissurella redferni Sinezona tricarinata Yaron, 1983: synonym of ''Sukashitrochus tricarinatus''