Cycloscala
Encyclopedia
Cycloscala is a genus
of predatory sea snail
s, marine
prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family
Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.
, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Cycloscala :
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
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of predatory sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
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, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Cycloscala :
- Cycloscala aldeynzeri E. F. Garcia, 2001
- Cycloscala armata Garcia, 2004
- Cycloscala crenulata (Pease, 1867)
- Cycloscala echinaticosta (d’Orbigny, 1842)
- Cycloscala gazae Kilburn, 1985
- Cycloscala hyalina (Sowerby G.B. II, 1844)
- Cycloscala laxata (G. B. Sowerby, 1844)
- Cycloscala laxatoides (Kuroda in Nakayama, 1995)
- Cycloscala montrouzieri Garcia, 2004
- Cycloscala parvilobata de Boury, MS
- Cycloscala revoluta (Hedley, 1899)
- Cycloscala sardellae Garcia, 2004
- Cycloscala semidisjuncta (Jeffreys, 1884)
- Cycloscala spinosa Nakayama, 2000
Species brought into synonymy :
- Cycloscala anguina (Jousseaume, 1912) : synonym of Cycloscala crenulata (Pease, 1867)
- Cycloscala blandii (Mörch, 1875) : synonym of Cycloscala echinaticosta (d’Orbigny, 1842)
- Cycloscala hyalina (Pilsbry, 1921) : synonym of Cycloscala hyalina (Sowerby G.B. II, 1844)
- Cycloscala inconstans (de Boury, 1913) : synonym of Cycloscala echinaticosta (d’Orbigny, 1842)
- Cycloscala jomardi (Audouin, 1827) : synonym of Epitonium jomardi
- Cycloscala latedisjuncta (de Boury, 1911) : synonym of Cycloscala revoluta (Hedley, 1899)
- Cycloscala okezoko Habe, 1961 : synonym of Epitonium okezoko (Habe, 1961)
- Cycloscala volubilis (Mörch, 1875) : synonym of Cycloscala echinaticosta (d’Orbigny, 1842)