Rugulina Explained

Rugulina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pendromidae.

Distribution

These species has a bipolar distribution. They occur in the cold waters of the Western Atlantic and two species off Antarctica.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Rugulina include:

• Rugulina antarctica (Numanami, 1996)
• Rugulina fragilis (Sars, 1878)
• Rugulina ignobilis (Thiele, 1912)
• Rugulina monterosatoi (van Aartsen & Bogi, 1986)
• Rugulina tenuis (Thiele, 1912)
• Rugulina verrilli (Tryon, 1888)

References

• 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
• Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp

Notes and References

1. J. A. Crame, Bipolar Molluscs and Their Evolutionary Implications, Journal of Biogeography, Vol. 20, No. 2, Mar., 1993