Cycloscala

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Cycloscala
Scientific classification
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(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
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Genus:
Cycloscala

Dall, 1889
Type species
Scala dunkerianaDall, W.H., 1889
Species

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Synonyms [1]
  • Epitonium (Kiiscala)Nakayama, 1995
  • SolvaclathrusIredale, 1936

Cycloscala is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps. [1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Cycloscala : [1]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Cycloscala Dall, 1889 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137940 on 30 March 2011