Polygireulima Explained

Polygireulima is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.

This genus was first described as Acicularia by Monterosato in 1884, a name ruled invalid as a homonym of several prior names. In 1984, Anders Warén's "A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)" synonymised Acicularia with Federico Sacco's 1892 description of Polygireulima.^[1]

Species

Species within the Polygireulima genera include:^[2]

• † Polygireulima deshayesi (Cossmann, 1888)
• Polygireulima rutila Carpenter, 1864
• † Polygireulima spina (Grateloup, 1838)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Polygireulima amblytera Verrill & Bush, 1900: synonym of Melanella amblytera (Verrill & Bush, 1900)

A parasite of echinoderms, existing in subtidal habitats^[3] in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.^[4]

• Polygireulima monterosatoi (Monterosato, 1890): synonym of Melanella pyramidalis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
• Polygireulima polita (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Melanella polita (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

• Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species . Marinespecies.org . 12 January 2013 . 16 August 2013.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polygireulima Sacco, 1892. Marinespecies.org . 16 August 2013.
3. Web site: Polygireulima amblytera . Zipcodezoo.com . 16 August 2013.
4. Web site: Ecosystems where Polygireulima amblytera occurs - Polygireulima amblytera . Sealifebase.fisheries.ubc.ca . 16 August 2013.