Dikoleps Explained

Dikoleps is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.

Description

Species in this genus are characterized by an outer lip with a shallow sinus.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Dikoleps include:

• Dikoleps cutleriana (Clark, 1848)
• Dikoleps depressa (Monterosato, 1880)
• Dikoleps marianae (Rubio, Dantart & Luque, 1998)
• Dikoleps nitens (Philippi, 1844)
• Dikoleps pruinosa (Chaster, 1896)
• Dikoleps rolani (Rubio, Dantart & Luque, 1998)
• Dikoleps templadoi Rubio, Dantart & Luque, 2004
• Dikoleps umbilicostriata (Gaglini, 1987)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Dikoleps pusilla (Jeffreys, 1847) synonym of Dikoleps nitens (Philippi, 1844)

References

• Høisaeter T. (1968). Taxonomic notes on the North-European species of Cyclostrema sensu Jeffreys, 1863 (Prosobranchia: Diotocardia). Sarsia 33: 43-58
• Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. . vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

Notes and References

1. Waren (1992), New and little-known "Skeneimorph" gastropods from the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean; Bollettino Malacologico 27 (10-12): 149-248