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Circulus (gastropod)

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Circulus
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Circulus

Jeffreys, 1865
Type species
Delphinula duminyi Requien, 1848
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Elachorbis Iredale, 1915
  • Pygmaeorota Kuroda & Habe, 1954
  • Circlotoma Laseron, 1958
  • Soyorota Habe, 1961

Circulus is a genus of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vitrinellidae.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Circulus [2]

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species with names in current use :[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Circulus biporcata [sic]: synonym of Circulus biporcatus (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Circulus carinulatus Locard, 1889: synonym of Circulus striatus (Philippi, 1836)
  • Circulus costulatus Locard, 1889: synonym of Circulus striatus (Philippi, 1836)
  • Circulus cubanus Pilsbry & Aguayo, 1933: synonym of Cyclostremiscus cubanus (Pilsbry & Aguayo, 1933)
  • Circulus dalli Bush, 1897: synonym of Cyclostremiscus dalli (Bush, 1897)
  • Circulus formosissimus Brugnone, 1873: synonym of Skeneoides jeffreysii (Monterosato, 1872)
  • Circulus hendersoni (Dall, 1927): synonym of Cyclostremiscus hendersoni (Dall, 1927)
  • Circulus jeffreysii Monterosato, 1872: synonym of Skeneoides jeffreysii (Monterosato, 1872)
  • Circulus margaritiformis (Dall, 1927): synonym of Cirsonella margaritiformis (Dall, 1927)
  • Circulus modesta [sic]: synonym of Circulus modestus (Gould, 1859)
  • Circulus stirophorus M. Smith, 1937: synonym of Cyclostremiscus beauii (P. Fischer, 1857)
  • Circulus tatei (Angas, 1878): synonym of Elachorbis tatei (Angas, 1878)
  • Circulus tornata [sic]: synonym of Circulus tornatus (A. Adams, 1864)
  • Circulus translucens (Dall, 1927): synonym of Xyloskenea translucens (Dall, 1927)
  • Circulus tricarinatus (Wood S., 1848): synonym of accepted as Circulus striatus (Philippi, 1836)

References

  1. ^ a b OBIS : Circulus
  2. ^ WoRMS : Circulus; accessed : 11 July 2011