Pyrgulina

Pyrgulina
Apertural view of a shell of Pyrgulina densecostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subcohort:	Panpulmonata
Superfamily:	Pyramidelloidea
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Pyrgulina A. Adams, 1864 [1]
Type species
Chrysallida casta A. Adams, 1864
Synonyms
Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) A. Adams, 1864 Contraxiala Laseron, 1956 Eupyrgulina Melvill, 1910 Odostomia (Pyrgulina) A. Adams, 1863 Parthenia (Pyrgulina) A. Adams, 1863 Pyrgulina (Pyrgulina) A. Adams, 1853 Pyrgulina (Standeniella) Saurin, 1958 · accepted, alternate representation Standeniella Saurin, 1958

Pyrgulina 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.^[2]

General description[]

The whorls of the teleoconch are sculptured similarly throughout. Varices are absent. The shell is marked with strong axial ribs which extend from the summit to the umbilical area The spiral markings consist of impressed lines. The fine, incised spiral striations are subequally spaced and present at the intercostal spaces between the sutures and on the base of the whorls.^[3]

Species[]

Species within the genus Pyrgulina include:^[2]

Species brought into synonymy

• Pyrgulina abbreviata Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Turbonilla amoena (Monterosato, 1878)
• Pyrgulina angulosa Monterosato, 1889: synonym of Parthenina angulosa (Monterosato, 1889)
• Pyrgulina approximans Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Kongsrudia approximans (Dautzenberg, 1912)
• Pyrgulina bavayi Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Kongsrudia gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1910)
• Pyrgulina bartschi Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of Egilina callista (Melvill, 1893)
• Pyrgulina bavayi Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Kongsrudia gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1910)
• Pyrgulina brevicula Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Chrysallida monterosatii (Clessin, 1900): synonym of Parthenina monterosatii (Clessin, 1900)
• Pyrgulina brusinai Cossmann, 1921: synonym of Chrysallida incerta (Milaschewitsch, 1916)
• Pyrgulina callista Mevill, 1893: synonym of Egilina callista (Melvill, 1893)
• Pyrgulina claudoni Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
• Pyrgulina connexa Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Chrysallida connexa (Dautzenberg, 1912)
• Pyrgulina cossmanni Hornung & Mermod, 1924: synonym of Besla cossmanni (Hornung & Mermod, 1924)
• (Dunker, 1860): synonym of Pyrgulina pupaeformis (Souverbie, 1865)
• Pyrgulina crystallopecta Melvill, 1910: synonym of Pyrgiscus crystallopectus (Melvill, 1910)
• Melvill, 1910: synonym of (Melvill, 1910) (original combination)
• Pyrgulina decorata (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Chrysallida decorata (Philippi, 1849)
• Pyrgulina denticula Coen, 1933: synonym of Chrysallida terebellum (Philippi, 1844): synonym of Parthenina terebellum (Philippi, 1844)
• Pyrgulina edgarii Melvill, 1896: synonym of Turbonilla edgarii (Melvill, 1896))
• Pyrgulina epentroma (Melvill, 1896)): synonym of Costabieta epentroma (Melvill, 1896))
• Pyrgulina fannyae Saurin, 1959: synonym of Linopyrga fannyae (Saurin, 1959)
• Pyrgulina feriarum Saurin, 1959: synonym of Linopyrga feriarum (Saurin, 1959)
• Pyrgulina gemmifera Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906: synonym of (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
• Pyrgulina germaini Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
• Pyrgulina germaini Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Dautzenberg, 1913
• Pyrgulina givenchyi Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Chrysallida jullieni (Dautzenberg, 1912)
• Pyrgulina gliriella Melvill & Standen, 1896: synonym of Herviera gliriella (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
• Pyrgulina humilis (Preston, 1905): synonym of Quirella humilis (Preston, 1905)
• Pyrgulina indistincta (Montagu, 1808): synonym of Parthenina indistincta (Montagu, 1808)
• Pyrgulina infrasulcata Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of (de Folin, 1870)
• Pyrgulina lamyi Dautzenberg, 1912 : synonym of Pyrgulina mutata Dautzenberg, 1912
• Pyrgulina lamyi Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
• Pyrgulina maiae Hornung & Mermod, 1924 : synonym of Pyrgulina pupaeformis (Souverbie, 1865) (doubtful synonym)
• Pyrgulina manorae (Melvill, 1898): synonym of Turbonilla manorae Melvill, 1898: synonym of Turbonilla mumia (A. Adams, 1861)
• Pyrgulina monicae Saurin, 1958: synonym of Parthenina monicae (Saurin, 1958)
• Pyrgulina montbruni Saurin, 1959: synonym of Pyrgulina pupaeformis (Souverbie, 1865) (doubyful synonym)
• Pyrgulina muinamensis Saurin, 1959: synonym of Pyrgulina pupaeformis (Souverbie, 1865)
• Pyrgulina mutata Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Kongsrudia mutata (Dautzenberg, 1912)
• Pyrgulina nigraerupis Saurin, 1959 : synonym of (Melvill, 1906)
• Pyrgulina perscalata (Hedley, 1909): synonym of (Hedley, 1909)
• Pyrgulina perspectiva Hedley, 1902: synonym of Egilina callista (Melvill, 1893)
• Pyrgulina polemica Melvill, 1910: synonym of (Melvill, 1910)
• Pyrgulina prestoni Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
• Pyrgulina pretiosa Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
• Pyrgulina pretiosa (Turton, 1932): synonym of Pyrgulina sowerbyi van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996 (secondary junior homonym of Pyrgulina pretiosa Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907; Pyrgulina sowerbyi is a replacement name.)
• Pyrgulina primitractus Saurin, 1959: synonym of Linopyrga primitractus (Saurin, 1959)
• Pyrgulina pura Saurin, 1961: synonym of Chrysallida pura (Saurin, 1962)
• Pyrgulina pygmaea Thiele, 1925: synonym of Pyrgulina bantama van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996
• Pyrgulina sculptatissima Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Miralda elegans (de Folin, 1870): synonym of Liamorpha elegans (de Folin, 1870)
• Pyrgulina sinus Saurin, 1959: synonym of Linopyrga sinus (Saurin, 1959)
• Pyrgulina senex Hedley, 1902: synonym of (Hedley, 1902) (original combination)
• Pyrgulina sowerbyi van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996: synonym of Pyrgulina pretiosa (Turton, 1932)

References[]

External links[]

• To World Register of Marine Species

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