Pyrgiscus

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Pyrgiscus
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Drawing of a shell of Pyrgiscus thielei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Turbonillinae
Genus: Pyrgiscus
Philippi, 1841 [1]
Type species
Melania rufa
Philippi, 1836
Synonyms
  • OrtostelisAradas & Maggiore, 1841 (objective synonym)
  • PyrgiscillaLaws, 1937
  • PyrgisculusMonterosato, 1884
  • Pyrgiscus (Pyrgiscus)Philippi, 1841
  • PyrgostelisMonterosato, 1884
  • Turbonilla (Pyrgisculus)Monterosato, 1884
  • Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus)Philippi, 1841
  • Turbonilla (Pyrgostelis)Monterosato, 1884

Pyrgiscus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbonillinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [2]

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Species

Species within the genus Pyrgiscus include: [2]

The following species were brought into synonymy
[2]

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References

  1. Philippi, 1840. Weigm., Archiv., i, 50.
  2. 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2011). Pyrgiscus Philippi, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456502 on 2011-10-26