Cyllene (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Cyllene is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Nassariidae
, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use :
Species brought into synonymy :
Nomen nudum :
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)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Nassariidae
Nassariidae
Nassariidae, common name nassa mud snails , or dog whelks , are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Shell description:...
, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Species within the genus Cyllene include:- Cyllene angsanana K. Martin, 1921
- Cyllene cernohorskyi Fernandes & Rolán, 1992
- Cyllene concinna A. Adams, 1851
- Cyllene desnoyersiCyllene desnoyersiCyllene desnoyersi is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
- Cyllene gracilenta (Yokoyama, 1928)
- Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
- Cyllene lactea Adams & Angas, 1864
- Cyllene lugubris Adams & Reeve, 1850
- Cyllene orientalis A. Adams, 1851
- Cyllene owenii Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
- Cyllene pretiosa Vredenburg, 1924
- Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
- Cyllene royana (Iredale, 1924)
- Cyllene rubrolineata Sowerby, 1870
- Cyllene sibogae Schepman, 1911
- Cyllene smithi K. Martin, 1884
- Cyllene sulcata Sowerby, 1859
- Cyllene unimaculata A. Adams, 1855
- Cyllene vredenburgi Gupta, 1930
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use :
- Cyllene fuscata A. Adams, 1851
Species brought into synonymy :
- Cyllene glabrata A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
- Cyllene japonica Pilsbry, 1904 : synonym of Cyllene concinna A. Adams, 1851
- Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975 : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
- Cyllene lyrata Lamarck : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki
- Cyllene lyratum (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
- Cyllene oblonga Schepman, 1911 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
- Cyllene pallida A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
- Cyllene plumbea Sowerby, 1859 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
- Cyllene senegalensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 : synonym of Cyllene owenii Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
- Cyllene striata A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
- Cyllene varians Cossmann, 1903 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
- Cyllene (Cyllene) bantamensis Oostingh, 1939 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
- Cyllene (Cyllene) lyrata (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
- Cyllene (Cyllene) varians Cossman, 1903 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
Nomen nudum :
- Cyllene sulcata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (nomen nudum)