Cinysca Explained

Cinysca is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Areneidae.

Species

Species within the genus Cinysca include:

• Cinysca alvesi Rubio & Rolan, 2002
• Cinysca arlequin Rubio & Rolan, 2002
• Cinysca bicarinata (Martens, 1902)
• Cinysca dunkeri (Philippi, 1852)
• Cinysca forticostata (E. A. Smith, 1904)
• Cinysca granulata (A. Adams, 1853)
• Cinysca jullieni Adam & Knudsen, 1969
• Cinysca semiclausa (Thiele, 1925)
• Cinysca spuria (Gould, 1861)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Cinysca granulosa (Krauss, 1848): synonym of Cinysca dunkeri (Philippi, 1853)

References

• Kilburn R.N. (1970) Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, I. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums 8(4): 39-48
• Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
• Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
• Millard, V. (2003). Classification of Mollusca: a classification of world wide Mollusca, volume 1. Gastropoda. 3rd Edition. Victor Millard: South Africa. . 1-890 pp
• Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506