Auristomia Explained

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

Species

Species within the genus Auristomia include:

• Auristomia barashi (Bogi & Galil, 2000)
• Auristomia erjaveciana (Brusina, 1869)
• Auristomia fusulus (Monterosato, 1878)
• Auristomia ignorata Monterosato, 1917
• Auristomia nofronii (Buzzurro, 2002)
• Auristomia rutor (Nofroni & Schander, 1994)

Possibly also:

• Odostomia (Auristomia) pyxidata Schander, 1994^[2]

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2015). Auristomia Monterosato, 1884. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=741774 on 2015-12-14
2. Tringali, L.P. 1999: Nomenclatural notes on two Mediterranean gastropod species (Prosobranchia: Cerithiopsidae, and Heterobranchia: Pyramidellidae). Bollettino malacologico, 34(9-12): 129-132. Full article (PDF)
3. Schander, C. 1994: Twenty-eight new species of Pyramidellidae (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) from West Africa. Notiziario C.I.S.M.A., 15: 11-78. [Seen via [{{cite web|url=http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid%3D1024562 |title=ION: Index to Organism Names |access-date=2015-12-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133351/http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=1024562 |archive-date=2015-12-22 }}</ref> ===Fossil species=== * ''[[Auristomia gagliniae]] Tringali, 1999^[2]

   References

   • Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp

   External links

   • To World Register of Marine Species