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Genus: | Gyriscus Tiberi, 1867 |
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Gyriscus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.
Species within the genus Gyriscus include:
Alcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Arthur William Baden Powell was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the 20th century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".
Cellana is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.
Kerguelenella is a genus of air-breathing sea snails, marine pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.
Architectonicidae, common name the staircase shells or sundials, are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group "Lower Heterobranchia" of the clade Heterobranchia.
Comitas is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Lissotesta is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Lissotestella is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Aeneator is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Gyriscus asteleformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Architectonicidae, known as the staircase shells or sundials.
Actinoleuca is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lottiidae.
Maoricolpus, common name the "New Zealand screw shells", is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turritellidae, the Turritella snails. This genus is found in New Zealand and Australia.
Maoricrypta is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, cup and saucer shells and Chinese hat shells.
Cookia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Sassia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Mauidrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae, the turrids.
Marshallena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marshallenidae.
Munditia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.
Argalista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.
Maurea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.