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Brasilennea

Wikipedia Abstract

Brasilennea is a fossil genus of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Cerionidae. The genus is known only from the Brazilian Paleocene ItaboraĆ­ Basin, in Rio de Janeiro. The most characteristic feature of the genus is its two spiral furrows on the body whorl. The name Brasilennea implies that it is a Brazilian genus that is very similar to the African genus Ennea. The genus was originally classified in the family Streptaxidae, but it was later transferred to the family Cerionidae.
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0