Ptycheulimella

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Ptycheulimella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Syrnolinae
Tribe:
Genus: Ptycheulimella
Sacco, 1892 [1]
Type species
Tornatella pyramidata Deshayes.
Synonyms

Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) Sacco, 1892

Ptycheulimella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Description[]

The shell has an elongate-conic shape. The axial sculpture consists of obsolete ribs, frequently only shown in the early turns of the teleoconch. Spiral sculpture, if present, consists of microscopic striations only.[3]

Species[]

Species within the genus Ptycheulimella include:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Sacco, I. Moll, de Piemonte e della Liguria, pl. 11, 1892, p. 59.
  2. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2011). Ptycheulimella Sacco, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588485 on 2011-11-29
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon (1886), Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 59
  4. ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella eulimelloides
  5. ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella hemiplicata
  6. ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella rikuzenica
  7. ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella supramisella
  8. ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella syrnoliformis
  9. ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella yabei

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