Ptycheulimella Explained
Ptycheulimella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The shell has an elongate-conic shape. The axial sculpture consists of obsolete ribs, frequently only shown in the early turns of the teleoconch. Spiral sculpture, if present, consists of microscopic striations only.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Ptycheulimella include:
- Ptycheulimella eulimelloides (Nomura, 1936)[3]
- Ptycheulimella hemiplicata (Nomura, 1936)[4]
- Ptycheulimella misella (Yokoyama, 1922)
- Ptycheulimella rikuzenica (Nomura, 1936)[5]
- Ptycheulimella supramisella (Nomura, 1938)[6]
- Ptycheulimella syrnoliformis (Nomura, 1938)[7]
- Ptycheulimella yabei Nomura 1939[8]
External links
Notes and References
- Rosenberg, G. (2011). Ptycheulimella Sacco, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588485 on 2011-11-29
- [G.W. Tryon]
- http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/95417 OBIS: Ptycheulimella eulimelloides
- http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/95418 OBIS: Ptycheulimella hemiplicata
- http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/95420 OBIS: Ptycheulimella rikuzenica
- http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/95421 OBIS: Ptycheulimella supramisella
- http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/95422 OBIS: Ptycheulimella syrnoliformis
- http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/95423 OBIS: Ptycheulimella yabei