Microstelma Explained

Microstelma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.

Species

Species within the genus Microstelma include:

• † Microstelma arescum (Woodring, 1928)
• Microstelma canaliculatum (E. A. Smith, 1890)
• Microstelma columbella (Dall, 1881)
• Microstelma concinna A. Adams, 1870
• Microstelma daedalum A. Adams, 1863
• Microstelma gabbi (Dall, 1889)
• Microstelma glabratum (A. Adams, 1878)
• Microstelma japonicum (A. Adams, 1867)
• Microstelma lutaoi Chang & Wu, 2004
• † Microstelma melanoides (Gabb, 1873)
• Microstelma oshikatai Lan, 2003
• Microstelma semistriatum (A. Adams, 1878)
• Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Microstelma daedala [sic]: synonym of Microstelma daedalum A. Adams, 1863
• Microstelma egregia (Dall, 1889): synonym of Costaclis egregia (Dall, 1889)
• Microstelma flava Okutani, 1964: synonym of Punctulum flavum (Okutani, 1964)
• Microstelma formosa Chang & Wu, 2004: synonym of Rissoina formosa (Chang & Wu, 2004)
• Microstelma glabrata [sic]: synonym of Microstelma glabratum (A. Adams, 1878)
• Microstelma japonicus [sic]: synonym of Microstelma japonicum (A. Adams, 1867)
• Microstelma semistriata [sic]: synonym of Microstelma semistriatum (A. Adams, 1878)

References

• Ponder W. F. (1985) A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221
• Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. 2009 Recent Mollusca. pp 196–219 in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.), The New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch