Cylindriscala

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Cylindriscala
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Shell of Cylindriscala mirifica (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Cylindriscala
de Boury, 1909
Type species
Scala fulgensde Boury, 1909
Synonyms
  • LampropaliaKuroda & Ito, 1961
  • Scala (Cylindriscala)de Boury, 1909 (original rank)
  • Torquatiscalade Boury, 1912

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

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Species

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

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cylindriscala de Boury, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137941 on 2020-10-04