Cryptospira
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| Cryptospira elegans | |
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| Genus: | Cryptospira Hinds, 1844
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| Cryptospira tricincta Hinds, R.B., 1844 | |
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Cryptospira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Cryptospira :[2]
- Cryptospira bridgettae Wakefield, 2010
- Cryptospira cloveriana Wakefield, 2010
- Cryptospira dactylus (Lamarck, 1822)
- Cryptospira elegans (Gmelin, 1791)
- Cryptospira fischeri (Bavay, 1903)
- Cryptospira glauca Jousseaume, 1875
- Cryptospira grisea (Jousseaume, 1917)
- Cryptospira immersa (Reeve, 1865)
- Cryptospira mccleeryi Wakefield, 2010
- Cryptospira onychina (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Cryptospira praecallosa (Higgins, 1876)
- Cryptospira quadrilineata (Gaskoin, 1849)
- Cryptospira sabellii Cossignani, 2006[3]
- Cryptospira scripta (Hinds, 1844)
- Cryptospira strigata (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Cryptospira trailli (Reeve, 1865)
- Cryptospira tricincta (Hinds, 1844)
- Cryptospira ventricosa (G. Fischer, 1807)
- Cryptospira wallacei Wakefield, 2010
Synonyms:
- Cryptospira angustata (G.B. Sowerby, 1846) is a synonym of Volvarina angustata (G.B. Sowerby, 1846)
- Cryptospira caducocincta (May, 1916) is a synonym of Mesoginella caducocincta (May, 1916)
- Cryptospira loebbeckeana (Weinkauff, 1878) is a synonym of Cryptospira praecallosa (Higgins, 1876)
- Cryptospira mabellae (Melvill & Standen, 1901) is a synonym of Prunum mabellae (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
- Cryptospira martini Petit, 1853 is a synonym of Prunum martini (Petit, 1853)
- Cryptospira olivella (Reeve, 1865) is a synonym of Mesoginella olivella (Reeve, 1865)
- Cryptospira quiquandoni Cossignani, 2006[4] is a synonym of Cryptospira immersa (Reeve, 1865)
- Cryptospira rubens (Martens, 1881) is a synonym of Prunum rubens (Martens, 1881)
- Cryptospira verreauxi Jousseaume, 1875 is a synonym of Volvarina verreauxi (Jousseaume, 1875)
References
- ^ Cryptospira Hinds, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Cryptospira Hinds, 1844. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed on 13 February 2011
- ^ Cryptospira sabellii Cossignani, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ Cryptospira quiquandoni Cossignani, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
Further reading
- Coovert G. A. & Coovert H. K. (1995). "Revision of the supraspecific classification of marginelliform gastropods". The Nautilus 109(2-3): 43-110
- Wakefield A. (2010). :A revision of the genus Cryptospira Hinds, 1844 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae)". Novapex Hors-série 7: 1-55.
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