Odostomella Explained

Odostomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

Species within the genus Odostomella include:

• Odostomella africana Schander, 1994
• † Odostomella awatubu (Nomura, 1938)
• Odostomella bicincta (Tiberi, 1868)
• Odostomella bucquoyi (Locard, 1886)
• Odostomella carceralis Pimenta, Absalao & Alencar, 2000
• Odostomella chorea (Hedley, 1909)
• Odostomella doliolum (Philippi, 1844)
• Odostomella farica (Bartsch, 1915)
• Odostomella germaini (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
• Odostomella graffeuilli Saurin, 1959
• Odostomella innocens Thiele, 1925
• Odostomella knudseni Schander, Hori & Lundberg, 1999
• Odostomella metata (Hedley, 1907)
• Odostomella nuptialis Thiele, 1925
• Odostomella opaca (Hedley, 1906)
• Odostomella patricia (Pilsbry, 1918)
• Odostomella pupa (Watson, 1886)
• Odostomella pupina (Saurin, 1959)
• Odostomella rufolineata (A. Adams, 1863)
• Odostomella virginalis Thiele, 1925

The following species were brought into synonymy:

• Odostomella jeffreysiana (Monterosato, 1884): synonym of Chrysallida jeffreysiana (Monterosato, 1884)
• Odostomella nuptalis [sic]: synonym of Odostomella nuptialis Thiele, 1925
• Odostomella padangensis Thiele, 1925: synonym of Salassia padangensis (Thiele, 1925)
• Odostomella purpurea Saurin, 1959: synonym of Herviera gliriella (Melvill & Standen, 1896)

References

• Schander C., Hori S. & Lundberg J. (1999), Anatomy, phylogeny and biology of Odostomella and Herviera, with the description of a new species of Odostomella (Mollusca, Heterostropha, Pyramidellidae).Ophelia 51 (1): 39-76
• 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.

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2010). Odostomella. 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=138412 on 2011-10-26
2. 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
3. Nomenclator Zoologicus
4. Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.