Ptycheulimella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
| Ptycheulimella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrnolinae |
| Tribe: | Syrnolini |
| Genus: | Ptycheulimella Sacco, 1892 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Tornatella pyramidata Deshayes. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) Sacco, 1892 | |
Description edit
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 edit
Species within the genus Ptycheulimella include:[2]
- Ptycheulimella eulimelloides (Nomura, 1936) [4]
- Ptycheulimella hemiplicata (Nomura, 1936) [5]
- Ptycheulimella misella (Yokoyama, 1922)
- Ptycheulimella rikuzenica (Nomura, 1936) [6]
- Ptycheulimella supramisella (Nomura, 1938) [7]
- Ptycheulimella syrnoliformis (Nomura, 1938) [8]
- Ptycheulimella yabei Nomura 1939 [9]
References edit
- ^ Sacco, I. Moll, de Piemonte e della Liguria, pl. 11, 1892, p. 59.
- ^ 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
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1886), Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 59
- ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella eulimelloides
- ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella hemiplicata
- ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella rikuzenica
- ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella supramisella
- ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella syrnoliformis
- ^ OBIS: Ptycheulimella yabei
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