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Spiralinella
Spiralinella is a genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks.[1]
| Spiralinella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Subcohort: | Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Spiralinella Chaster, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Turbo spiralis Montagu, 1803 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nomenclature Edit
Both this genus and its type species have had a very complicated synonymy. The status of the generic name Spiralinella in contrast to the names Partulida and Spiralina was clarified by Corgan (1973), and the nomenclatorical problems around the type species were discussed by van Aartsen & Gianuzzi-Savelli (1991).
Life habits Edit
Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are most likely to be ectoparasites.
Species Edit
Species within the genus Spiralinella include:
- Spiralinella incerta (Milaschewich, 1916)
- Spiralinella marthinae (Nofroni & Schander, 1994)
- Spiralinella muinaiensis Saurin, 1962
- Spiralinella spiralis (Montagu, 1803) (Type species) (as Turbo spiralis)
References Edit
- ^ Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Spiralinella Chaster, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743286 on 2015-04-06
- Chaster, G. W. (1898). "A report on the Mollusca (excluding the Cephalopoda and Nudibranchiata) obtained by the Royal Irish Academy cruises of 1885, 1886, and 1888". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 5: 1–33.
- Corgan, J. X.. (1973). "The names Partulida Schaufuss, 1869 and Spiralinella Chaster, 1901 (Gastropoda: Pyramidellacea)". Journal of Conchology. 28: 9–10.
- van Aartsen, J. J. & Gianuzzi-Savelli, R. (1991). "New names for well-known European Marine Mollusca". Bolettino Malacologico. 27 (1–4): 1–8.
External links Edit
- Spiralinella pellucida illustration of type species