Egilina Explained

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

Description

Species in this genus have strong axial ribs between the sutures which are interrupted at the periphery by a deep spiral sulcus. The intercostal spaces are smooth. The base of the shell is ornamented by spiral keels, the spaces between which are marked by many very slender axial threads.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Egilina include:

• Egilina alicae (Hornung & Mermod, 1924)
• Egilina babellina Saurin, 1958
• Egilina callista (Melvill, 1893)
• Egilina chasteriana (Melvill, 1910)
• Egilina gigantea Saurin, 1958
• Egilina glycisma (Melvill, 1899)
• Egilina gracilis (Yokoyama, 1926)
• Egilina kotoeae Hori & Fukuda, 1999
• Egilina lamyi (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)
• Egilina mariella (A.Adams, 1860)
• Egilina mariellaeformis (Nomura, 1938)
• Egilina prestoni (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)
• Egilina tenuis Saurin, 1962

Synonyms:

• Egilina yabei Nomura, 1936: synonym of Babella yabei (Nomura, 1936)

External links

• World Register of Marine Species
• Dall W.H. & Bartsch P. (1906). Notes on Japanese, Indo-Pacific and American Pyramidellidae. United States National Museum, Proceedings, 30 (1452): 321-369, pl. 17-26

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2010). Egilina. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456401 on 2011-10-26
2. Dall & Bartsch, Notes on Japanese, Indo-Pacific and American Pyramidellidae; Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum, vol XXX n° 1452; 1906