Cirsotrema

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Cirsotrema
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Shell of Cirsotrema varicosum(Lamarck, 1822)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Cirsotrema
Mörch, 1852
Type species
Scalaria varicosa
Lamarck, 1822
Species

See text

Synonyms [1]
  • CaloscalaTate, 1885
  • Cirsotremma (Spelling variation)
  • Cirsotrema (Circuloscala)De Boury, 1886 †· accepted, alternate representation
  • Cirsotrema (Cirsotrema)Mörch, 1852
  • Cirsotrema (Coroniscala)de Boury, 1909 †· accepted, alternate representation
  • Cirsotrema (Tioria)Marwick, 1928 †· accepted, alternate representation
  • CirsotremopsisThiele, 1928
  • Coroniscalade Boury, 1909
  • DannevigenaIredale, 1936
  • Elegantiscalade Boury, 1911
  • LaniscalaLan, 1976
  • Mammiscalade Boury, 1909
  • RectacirsaIredale, 1936
  • Scala (Cirsotrema)Mörch, 1852
  • Scala (Coroniscala)de Boury, 1909
  • Scala (Elegantiscala)de Boury, 1911
  • Scala (Mammiscala)de Boury, 1909
  • Scalaria (Cirsotrema)Mörch, 1852
  • TioriaMarwick, 1928

Cirsostrema is a genus of very small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as the wentletraps . [1]

Contents

The type species of the family is Scalaria varicosa Lamarck, 1822.

Species

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Cirsotrema Mörch, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137938 on 2010-12-29