Ptycheulimella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Syrnolinae
Tribe: Syrnolini
Genus: Ptycheulimella
Sacco, 1892 [1]
Type species
Tornatella pyramidata Deshayes.
Synonyms

Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) Sacco, 1892

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

Description

The shell has an elongate-conic shape. The axial sculpture consists of obsolete ribs, frequently only shown in the early turns of the teleoconch. Spiral sculpture, if present, consists of microscopic striations only.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Ptycheulimella include:[2]

  • Ptycheulimella eulimelloides (Nomura, 1936) [4]
  • Ptycheulimella hemiplicata (Nomura, 1936) [5]
  • Ptycheulimella misella (Yokoyama, 1922)
  • Ptycheulimella rikuzenica (Nomura, 1936) [6]
  • Ptycheulimella supramisella (Nomura, 1938) [7]
  • Ptycheulimella syrnoliformis (Nomura, 1938) [8]
  • Ptycheulimella yabei Nomura 1939 [9]

References


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