''Cinysca'' is a
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Areneidae
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cinysca'' include:
* ''
Cinysca alvesi''
Rubio & Rolan, 2002
* ''
Cinysca arlequin
''Cinysca arlequin'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Areneidae
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''
Rubio & Rolan, 2002
* ''
Cinysca bicarinata''
(Martens, 1902)
* ''
Cinysca dunkeri''
(Philippi, 1852)
* ''
Cinysca forticostata''
(E. A. Smith, 1904)
* ''
Cinysca granulata''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''
Cinysca jullieni''
Adam & Knudsen, 1969
* ''
Cinysca semiclausa''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Cinysca spuria''
(Gould, 1861)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cinysca granulosa''
(Krauss, 1848):
synonym of ''
Cinysca dunkeri''
(Philippi, 1853)
References
* Kilburn R.N. (1970) ''Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, I.'' Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums 8(4): 39-48
* Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). ''Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola.
hells and molluscs of Angola'' Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). ''Two Oceans''. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg* Millard, V. (2003). ''Classification of Mollusca: a classification of world wide Mollusca, volume 1. Gastropoda''. 3rd Edition. Victor Millard: South Africa. . 1-890 pp
* Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) ''Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined''. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506
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Areneidae
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