Teretianax Explained

Teretianax is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.^[1]

Species

• Teretianax baculumpastoris (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
• Teretianax minuta (W. H. Turton, 1932)
• Teretianax pagoda Powell, 1926
• Teretianax suteri (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)
• Teretianax trilirata (de Folin, 1873)

Synonyms:

• Teretianax suta (Pilsbry, 1918): synonym of Chrystella suta (Pilsbry, 1918)

References

• Ponder, W. F. (1967). The classification of the Rissoidae and Orbitestellidae with descriptions of some new taxa. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology. 9(17): 193-224, pls 1-13.
• Takano T., Tsuzuki S. & Kano Y. (2020). Systematics relocation of Chrystella kajiyamai Habe, 1961 to the eulimid genus Bacula (Gastropoda: Vanikoroidea). Venus. 78(3-4): 119-124.

External links

• Iredale, T. (1918). Molluscan nomenclatural problems and solutions.- No. 1. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 13(1-2): 28-40

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Teretianax Iredale, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536357 on 2022-03-15