Puposyrnola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbonillinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Puposyrnola
Shell of Puposyrnola fuscofasciata (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Turbonillinae
Genus: Puposyrnola
Cossmann, 1921
Type species
Auricula acicula Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1804

Description edit

The subcylindrical, milky white shell has a pupoid shape. The columellar tooth is well-developed (but is missing on P. minuta and P. kaasi).

Species edit

Species within the genus Puposyrnola include:[1]


The following species were brought into synonymy:[1]

  • Puposyrnola minuta (H. Adams, 1869): synonym of Syrnola minuta Adams H., 1869

References edit

  • Robba, E. (2013). Tertiary and Quaternary fossil pyramidelloidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica. 144: 1-191

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