''Ancistrosyrinx'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
This family is not well differentiated morphologically, and there is poor congruence betwe ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ancistrosyrinx'' include:
* ''
Ancistrosyrinx clytotropis''
(Sykes, 1906)
* † ''
Ancistrosyrinx perspirata
''Ancistrosyrinx'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ancistrosyrinx'' include:
* '' Ancistrosyrinx clytotropis'' (Sykes, 1906)
* † '' Ancistrosyrinx perspira ...
''
Koenen, 1865
* † ''
Ancistrosyrinx spirata
''Ancistrosyrinx'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ancistrosyrinx'' include:
* '' Ancistrosyrinx clytotropis'' (Sykes, 1906)
* † ''Ancistrosyrinx perspirat ...
''
Rouault, 1850
* † ''
Ancistrosyrinx subterebralis''
Reillardi, 1847
* † ''
Ancistrosyrinx terebralis
''Ancistrosyrinx'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ancistrosyrinx'' include:
* '' Ancistrosyrinx clytotropis'' (Sykes, 1906)
* † ''Ancistrosyrinx perspirat ...
''
Lamarck, 1804
** † ''Ancistrosyrinx terebralis pulcherrima''
Edwards, 1861
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Ancistrosyrinx elegans''
Dall, 1881:
synonym of ''
Cochlespira elegans
''Cochlespira elegans'', common name the elegant star turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.
The white shel ...
''
(Dall, 1881)
* ''Ancistrosyrinx kuroharai''
Kuroda, 1959 : synonym of ''
Cochlespira kuroharai
''Cochlespira kuroharai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 31 mm, its width 11.2 mm and contains 10 whorls. The elongate fusif ...
''
(Kuroda, 1959)
* ''Ancistrosyrinx orientis''
Melvill, 1904 : synonym of ''
Thatcheriasyrinx orientis
''Thatcheriasyrinx orientis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
;Subspecies:
* ''Thatcheriasyrinx orientis kawamurai'' (Kuroda, 1959) (found off the Ogasawara Islands, Japan)
Description
The ...
''
(Melvill, 1904)
* ''Ancistrosyrinx pulchella''
Schepman, 1913 : synonym of ''
Cochlespira pulchella
''Cochlespira pulchella'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
;Subspecies:
* ''Cochlespira pulchella fossata'' Powell, 1969
* ''Cochlespira pulchella pulchella'' (Schepman, 1913)
* ''Cochlespira pu ...
''
(Schepman, 1913)
* ''Ancistrosyrinx pulcherrissima''
Kira, 1955 : synonym of ''
Cochlespira pulcherrissima
''Cochlespira pulcherrissima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae .
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 27 mm and 36 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacif ...
''
(Kira, 1955)
References
* Maxime Glibert (1960) "Les Conadea fossiles du Cénozoïque étranger"; Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Verhandelingen, tweede reeks, deel 64
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