Erginus (gastropod) explained

Erginus is a genus of sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Erginidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Erginus include:

• Erginus galkini Chernyshev & Chernova, 2002^[2]
• Erginus rubellus (Fabricius O., 1780)^[3]

Species brought into synonymy:

• Erginus apicinus (Dall, 1879): synonym of Problacmaea apicina (Dall, 1879)
• Erginus moskalevi (Golikov & Kussakin, 1972): synonym of Problacmaea moskalevi Golikov & Kussakin, 1972
• Erginus puniceus Lindberg, 1988: synonym of Erginus sybariticus (Dall, 1871): synonym of Erginus sybariticus (Dall, 1871): synonym of Problacmaea sybaritica (Dall, 1871)
• Erginus sybariticus (Dall, 1871):^[4] synonym of Problacmaea sybaritica (Dall, 1871)

References

• Chernyshev, A.V. (2018). Erginidae fam. nov. (Patellogastropoda) – a new family of limpets. Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society. 22(1–2): 63-68

External links

• Jeffreys, J.G. (1877). New and peculiar Mollusca of the Patellidae and other families of Gastropoda procured in the Valorous expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 4, 19: 231-243

Notes and References

1. Erginus . 138141 . 11 December 2021.
2. Erginus galkini . 387757 . 11 December 2021.
3. Erginus rubellus . 140275 . 11 December 2021.
4. Erginus sybaritica . 456585 . 11 December 2021.