Egilina
| Egilina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Egilina Dall & Bartsch, 1906 [1] |
Egilina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
Description
Species in this genus have strong axial ribs between the sutures which are interrupted at the periphery by a deep spiral sulcus. The intercostal spaces are smooth. The base of the shell is ornamented by spiral keels, the spaces between which are marked by many very slender axial threads. [1]
Species
Species within the genus Egilina include:[2]
- Egilina gracilis (Yokoyama, 1926)
- Egilina kotoeae Hori & Fukuda, 1999
- Egilina mariella (A.Adams, 1860)
References
- 1 2 Dall & Bartsch, Notes on Japanese, Indo-Pacific and American Pyramidellidae; Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum, vol XXX n° 1452; 1906
- 1 2 WoRMS (2010). Egilina. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456401 on 2011-10-26
External links
| External identifiers for Egilina | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 456401 |
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