Linopyrga
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| Apertural view of Linopyrga tantilla | |
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| Subfamily: | Chrysallidinae
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| Genus: | Linopyrga Laws, 1941
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| Odostomia rugata Hutton, 1886 | |
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Linopyrga is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Chrysallidinae of the family Odostomiidae.[1]
Shell description[]
The original description of the genus can be found at: [1]
Life history[]
Nothing is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are (were) most likely ectoparasites.
Species[]
Species within the genus Linopyrga include:
- (Thiele, 1930)
- Laseron, 1951
- (Pritchard, 1900)
- Laseron, 1951
- Linopyrga fannyae (Saurin, 1959)
- Linopyrga feriarum (Saurin, 1959)
- Laseron, 1951
- † Laws, 1941
- (Saurin, 1959)
- (Hedley, 1903)
- (de Folin & Perier, 1875)
- (Angas, 1867)
- (Laseron, 1951)
- (Hedley, 1909)
- Linopyrga portseaensis (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1911)
- Linopyrga primitractus (Saurin, 1959)
- † (Marshall & Murdoch)
- Linopyrga pulchra (Garrett, 1873)
- (A. Adams, 1860)
- Linopyrga rugata (Hutton, 1886) (Type species) as Odostomia rugata
- Laseron, 1959
- Linopyrga rugata (Hutton, 1886)
- Laws, 1941
- Linopyrga sinus (Saurin, 1959)
- Linopyrga tantilla (A, Adams, 1863)
References[]
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Linopyrga Laws, 1941. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588336 on 2012-01-05
- Hutton, F. W. (1886). "Mollusca". Zoological Record. 1885: 106 pp.
- Laws, C. R. (1941). "Review of the Tertiary and Recent Neozelandic Pyramidellid Molluscs. No. 8. The Pyrgunillid genera and the genus Evalea". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 71 (1): 6–22 + plates 1–2.
External links[]
- Linopyrga rugata illustration of type species
- Laws C.R. (1941) Review of the Tertiary and Recent Neozelanic Pyramidellid Molluscs. Nº 8. The pyrgulinid genera and the genus Evalea. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 71: 6-22, pl. 1-2
Categories:
- Pyramidellidae
- Gastropods of New Zealand
- Pyramidellidae stubs