Gaza Watson, 1879
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Genus Gaza Watson, 1879 View in CoL
Gaza Watson, 1879: 601602 View in CoL . Dall 1889: 354. Dall 1908: 347. Thiele 1929: 78. Wenz 1938: 295 296. Clench & Abbott 1943: 2. Abbott 1974: 49. Hickman & McLean 1990: 90.
T ype species: Gaza daedala Watson, 1879 View in CoL , OD.
Diagnosis: Shell of medium size (about 30 mm), whiteiridescent with green tinge, turbiform. Iridescence given by transparence of thin shell layers. Periostracum very thin, translucent. Aperture rounded, prosocline. Outer lip wellformed, deflected. Umbilicus wide, partially or completely covered by thinwalled, flaplike callus (only in mature specimens), producing a hollow chamber.
List of included taxa: G. compta n. sp., G. cubana , G. daedala , G. fischeri , G. olivacea , G. rathbuni , G. superba .
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Gaza Watson, 1879
| Simone, Luiz Ricardo L. & Cunha, Carlo M. 2006 |
Gaza
| Hickman, C. S. & McLean, J. H. 1990: 90 |
| Abbott, R. T. 1974: 49 |
| Clench, W. J. & Abbott, R. T. 1943: 2 |
| Wenz, W. 1938: 295 |
| Dall, W. H. 1908: 347 |
| Dall, W. H. 1889: 354 |
| Watson, B. A. 1879: 602 |