Parachondria Dall, 1905

Watters, G. Thomas, 2016, Review of the Hispaniolan Parachondria (Chondropomorus) complex (Gastropoda: Littorinoidea: Annulariidae), Zootaxa 4127 (2), pp. 245-275 : 247

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4127.2.2

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6077532

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Parachondria Dall, 1905
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Genus Parachondria Dall, 1905

Type species by original designation Turbo fascia Wood, 1815

Description. Shell medium sized for family (generally 10–15 mm length), spire half the total length or more. Peristome single or double. Axial and often spiral sculptures present as numerous threads; when both are present they form fenestrate surface. Tufts present as single nodes or small groups of fused nodes. Paucispiral corneous operculum, fine granular calcareous deposit may be present. Radula with multicuspid inner marginal; cusps generally decrease in size laterally.

Etymology. G. next to, near to cartilage [operculum]; near Chondropoma . Masculine.

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