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PartheniaLowe, 1841 (non Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) |
Euparthenia is a subgenus [2] of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks in the subfamily Turbonillinae. [2]
The name Euparthenia is a replacement name for Parthenia Lowe, 1841 not Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830. [3]
The genus Euparthenia contains both Recent and fossil species.
The original description by Johannes Thiele [1] (in English translation) is as follows: "Shell non-umbilicate, moderately turriculate, with spiral rings and ribs; columellar fold distinct. Kleinella (E.) bulinea (Lowe). A couple of species in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean."
The description of the type species by Richard Thomas Lowe (1841) [4] reads:
"PARTHENIA BULINEA. P. testa subcylindaceo-attenuata, oblongiscula, juniore ovato-tereti: anfractibus planis, elegantissime reticulato-cancellatis, striis spiralibus crebris aequidistantibus, transversas aequidistantes decussantibus; sutura distincta impressa: columella postice torta, uniplicata. a. subventricosa."
Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato , they are most likely to be ectoparasites.
Species within the genus Euparthenia include:
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