Cryptospira
Encyclopedia
Cryptospira is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Marginellidae
, the margin snails.
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Cryptospira :
Synonyms:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Marginellidae
Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.- Taxonomy :...
, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Cryptospira :
- 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 sabelliiCryptospira sabelliiCryptospira sabellii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
Cossignani, 2006 - 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 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)
Further reading
- Coovert G. A. & Coovert H. K. (1995). "Revision of the supraspecific classification of marginelliform gastropods". The NautilusThe Nautilus (journal)The Nautilus is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in malacology. Hence its scope includes all aspects of the biology, ecology, and systematics of mollusks....
109(2-3): 43-110 - Wakefield A. (2010). :A revision of the genus Cryptospira Hinds, 1844 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae)". Novapex Hors-série 7: 1-55.