Pyramidella

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Pyramidella
Pyramidella maculosa - D'Orbigny.jpg
Two views of a shell of Pyramidella acus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Pyramidellinae
Genus: Pyramidella
Lamarck, 1799
Type species
Trochus dolabratus
Linnaeus, C., 1758
Synonyms [1]
  • Melania (Plotia)Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (new combination)
  • ObeliscusAnonymus , 1797 = ObeliscusGray, 1847
  • PlotiaRöding, 1798(Invalid: placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Names by ICZN Opinion 386.)
  • Pyramidella (Elusa)A. Adams, 1861 · (Invalid: junior homonym of Elusa...)
  • Pyramidella (Sulcorinella)Dall & Bartsch, 1904
  • UrambellaLaseron, 1959

Pyramidella is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Pyramidellinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]

Contents

Pyramidella is the type genus of the family Pyramidellidae. [2]

Nomenclature

The generic name PyramidellaLamarck, 1799, has been validated under the Plenary Powers of the ICZN , Opinion 386 (1955). The name ObeliscusAnonymus, 1797 [= Obeliscus Gray, 1847] has also been used for this genus, whereas the name Pyramidella was used for the genus now known as Otopleura Fischer, 1885. [1]

General description

The shell has an elongate-conic shape, slightly striated. The many whorls of the teleoconch are usually inflated and regularly increasing. They are longitudinally ribbed or smooth. The semioval aperture is entire, widened at its base and rounded in front. .The columella has one to three folds. The sharp outer lip is entire, inferiorly sub-perforated and often plicate within with three transverse folds. The shell is usually larger than in Turbonilla. The thin operculum is horny, ovate, elongated, with very fine elements and oblique folds and folds oblique. The shell lacks an epidermis. [3] [4] [5]

The shells are generally quite small, of an elegant form, elongated, marked with more or less deep spots. The general color of the body of these mollusca, is of a dull white. The operculum only, and the edge of the mantle are yellowish. [5]

The animal has a head surmounted by broad, rather long tentacles, formed like a pointed horn, and open on the side. The mouth is situated in a flattened, wide, dilated, and quite deeply two-lobed muzzle, separated from the foot by a groove. The respiratory cavity open throughout the whole length of the mantle, bearing on its right margin a long and narrow branchia. The heart has a direction from right to left. The rectum and uterus are attached to each other along the branchiae, and terminate in an ear-shaped gutter, produced by the margin of the mantle. The mucous follicles line the upper wall of the cavity. The foot is round, without a marginal furrow, passing down before in form of an ear-shaped shield, and bearing posteriorly a membranous operculum, with laminas destitute of a spire, which possesses one or two notches to slip upon the folds of the columella. [5]

Species

Species within the genus Pyramidella include: [1]

Taxa inquirenda
Subgenera and species brought into synonymy
synonyms
  • Pyramidella (Agatha) A. Adams, 1860: synonym of Agatha A. Adams, 1860
  • Pyramidella (Longchaeus) Mörch, 1875: synonym of Longchaeus Mörch, 1875
  • Pyramidella (Syrnola) A. Adams, 1860: synonym of Syrnola A. Adams, 1860
  • Pyramidella (Tiberia) Dall & Bartsch, 1906: synonym of Tiberia Jeffreys, 1884
  • Pyramidella (Voluspa) Dall & Bartsch, 1904: synonym of Longchaeus Mörch, 1875
  • Pyramidella achates(Gould, 1853): synonym of Longchaeus achates (A. Gould, 1853)
  • Pyramidella aclisA. Adams, 1853: synonym of Rissosyrnola aclis (A. Adams, 1853) (original combination)
  • Pyramidella acus(Gmelin, 1791) - needle pyram: [16] synonym of Longchaeus acus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Pyramidella affinis(Laseron, 1959): synonym of Chrysallida affinis (Laseron, 1959)
  • Pyramidella aganeaBartsch, 1915: synonym of Syrnola aganea (Bartsch, 1915)
  • Pyramidella ambiguaGould, 1849: synonym of Rissoina ambigua (Gould, 1849) (original combination)
  • Pyramidella aprusticaCrema, 1903: synonym of Euparthenia bulinea (Lowe, 1841)
  • Pyramidella arenosaConrad, 1843: synonym of Longchaeus suturalis (H. C. Lea, 1843)
  • Pyramidella auricomaDall, 1889: synonym of Longchaeus auricoma (Dall, 1889)
  • Pyramidella auriscati(Chemnitz, 1795): [17] synonym of Otopleura auriscati (Holten, 1802)
  • Pyramidella balteata(A. Adams, 1855): synonym of Tiberia balteata (A. Adams, 1855)
  • Pyramidella canaliculata(G.B. Sowerby III, 1874): synonym of Pyramidella insularumPilsbry, 1922
  • † Pyramidella cancellataNyst, 1836: synonym of † Sandbergeria cancellata (Nyst, 1836) †
  • Pyramidella candidaMørch, 1875: synonym of Longchaeus candidus (Mörch, 1875)
  • Pyramidella capensis(Thiele, 1925): synonym of Odostomia capensis Thiele, 1925
  • Pyramidella ceylanicaPreston, 1905: synonym of Kleinella ceylanica (Preston, 1905)
  • Pyramidella cinctaReeve, 1842: synonym of Milda cincta (Reeve, 1842)
  • Pyramidella conicaC.B. Adams, 1852: synonym of Longchaeus conicus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
  • Pyramidella crenulata(Holmes, 1859): synonym of Longchaeus suturalis (H. C. Lea, 1843)
  • Pyramidella denticulata(G.B. Sowerby II, 1865): synonym of Colsyrnola ornata (Gould, 1861)
  • † Pyramidella diademataMaury, 1917: synonym of Longchaeus suturalis (H. C. Lea, 1843)
  • † Pyramidella exarataMichaud, 1838: synonym of † Palaeostoa exarata (Michaud, 1838) (new combination)
  • Pyramidella foliniiDall, 1889: [18] synonym of Longchaeus folinii (Dall, 1889)
  • Pyramidella fulvaG.B. Sowerby II, 1865: synonym of Colsyrnola brunnea (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Pyramidella fusca(C. B. Adams, 1839): synonym of Sayella fusca (C. B. Adams, 1839)
  • Pyramidella garrettiiTryon, 1886: synonym of Milda garretti (Tryon, 1886)
  • Pyramidella glansReeve, 1842: synonym of Otopleura glans (Reeve, 1842) (original combination)
  • Pyramidella halaibensis(Sturany, 1903): synonym of Tropaeas halaibensis (Sturany, 1903)
  • Pyramidella heraBartsch, 1915: synonym of Syrnola hera (Bartsch, 1915)
  • Pyramidella humilisPreston, 1905: synonym of Quirella humilis (Preston, 1905)
  • Pyramidella inopinata(Schander, 1994): [19] synonym of Longchaeus inopinatus (Schander, 1994)
  • Pyramidella insularumPilsbry, 1922: synonym of Longchaeus insularum (Pilsbry, 1922)
  • † Pyramidella jamaicensisDall, 1896: synonym of † Longchaeus jamaicensis (Dall, 1896)
  • † Pyramidella kelirensis(K. Martin, 1916): synonym of † Longchaeus menadensis (Schepman, 1907)
  • † Pyramidella laeviusculaS. V. Wood, 1842: synonym of † Longchaeus plicosus (Bronn, 1838)
  • Pyramidella lischkeiDall & Bartsch, 1906: synonym of Styloptygma taeniatum (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Pyramidella lissa(A. E. Verrill, 1884): synonym of Eulimella lissa A. E. Verrill, 1884
  • Pyramidella maculosaLamarck, 1822: synonym of Longchaeus maculosus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pyramidella magnificaAdams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Otopleura auriscati (Holten, 1802)
  • Pyramidella mazatlanicaDall & Bartsch, 1909: synonym of Longchaeus mazatlanicus (Dall & Bartsch, 1909)
  • Pyramidella mediterraneaMonterosato, 1880: synonym of Tiberia minuscula (Monterosato, 1880) (dubious synonym)
  • Pyramidella minusculaMonterosato, 1880: synonym of Tiberia minuscula (Monterosato, 1880)
  • Pyramidella mitralisA. Adams, 1853: [20] synonym of Otopleura mitralis (A. Adams, 1855)
  • Pyramidella modica(A. Adams, 1860): synonym of Syrnola modica''(A. Adams, 1860)
  • Pyramidella nitida(A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Otopleura nitida (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Pyramidella nitidula(A Adams, 1860): synonym of Tiberia nitidula (A. Adams, 1860)
  • Pyramidella nivea(Mørch, 1875): synonym of Triptychus niveus (Mørch, 1875)
  • Pyramidella nornaBartsch, 1915: synonym of Leucotina elongata G. B. Sowerby III, 1892
  • † Pyramidella obtusiorSacco, 1892: synonym of † Longchaeus obtusatus (O. Semper, 1861) † (unjustified emendation of obtusatus)
  • Pyramidella octavianaDi Geronimo, 1973: synonym of Tiberia minuscula (Monterosato, 1880)
  • † Pyramidella olssoniMaury, 1917: synonym of † Longchaeus olssoni (Maury, 1917)
  • Pyramidella ornata(Gould, 1861): synonym of Colsyrnola ornata (Gould, 1861)
  • Pyramidella plicataLamarck, 1816: synonym of Otopleura auriscati (Holten, H.S., 1802) ( junior subjective synonym)
  • Pyramidella pratiiBernardi, 1858: [21] synonym of Longchaeus turritus (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Pyramidella producta(C. B. Adams, 1840): synonym of Syrnola producta (C. B. Adams, 1840)
  • Pyramidella propinquaA. Adams, 1854: synonym of Otopleura mitralis (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Pyramidella pulchella(A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Orinella pulchella (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Pyramidella punctataSchubert & Wagner, 1829: synonym of Longchaeus acus (Gmelin, 1791) (invalid: homonym and synonym of Pyramidella punctataFérussac, 1821)
  • Pyramidella punctataFérussac, 1821: synonym of Longchaeus acus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Pyramidella pupaeformisSouverbie, 1865: synonym of Pyrgulina pupaeformis (Souverbie, 1865)
  • Pyramidella resticula(Dall, 1889): synonym of Bacteridium resticulum (Dall, 1889)
  • Pyramidella schanderivan Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998: [22] synonym of Pyramidella inopinata (Schander, 1994)
  • † Pyramidella semicanaliculataMaury, 1917: synonym of Longchaeus suturalis (H. C. Lea, 1843)
  • Pyramidella similisThiele, 1925: synonym of Tiberia analoga van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996
  • Pyramidella smithiVerrill, 1881: synonym of Eulimella unifasciata (Forbes, 1844)
  • Pyramidella somaliensisThiele, 1925: synonym of Tiberia somaliensis (Thiele, 1925) (original combination)
  • Pyramidella sulcata(A. Adams, 1854): [23] synonym of Pyramidella maculosaLamarck, 1822: synonym of Longchaeus maculosus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pyramidella suturalisH. C. Lea, 1843: synonym of Longchaeus suturalis (H. C. Lea, 1843)
  • Pyramidella terebellum(O.F. Muller, 1774): [24] synonym of Pyramidella dolabrata terebellum(Müller, 1774): synonym of Pyramidella dolabrata(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pyramidella teres(A. Adams, 1854): [25] synonym of Tropaeas teres(A. Adams, 1861): synonym of Longchaeus turritus (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Pyramidella tessellata(A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Pyramidella sulcata (A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Pyramidella maculosaLamarck, 1822: synonym of Longchaeus maculosus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pyramidella umbilicataThiele, 1925: synonym of Tiberia navella van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996
  • Pyramidella unifasciata(Forbes, 1844): synonym of Tibersyrnola unifasciata (Forbes, 1844)
  • Pyramidella variegataA. Adams, 1854: [26] synonym of Otopleura mitralis (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Pyramidella ventricosa(Forbes, 1844): synonym of Eulimella ventricosa (Forbes, 1844)
  • Pyramidella ventricosaGuérin, 1831: synonym of Milda ventricosa (Guérin, 1831)

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References

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