''Cryptospira'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the subfamily Pruninae of the
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Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.
Taxonomy
The higher classification of ...
, the margin snails.
Species
According to the
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Cryptospira'' :
* ''
Cryptospira bridgettae''
Wakefield, 2010
* ''
Cryptospira cloveriana''
Wakefield, 2010
* ''
Cryptospira dactylus''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Cryptospira elegans''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Cryptospira fischeri''
(Bavay, 1903)
* ''
Cryptospira glauca''
Jousseaume, 1875
* ''
Cryptospira grisea
''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid nam ...
''
(Jousseaume, 1917)
* † ''
Cryptospira hordeastra'' D
arragh, 2017
* ''
Cryptospira immersa
''Cryptospira immersa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 14 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in th ...
''
(Reeve, 1865)
* ''
Cryptospira marchii''
Jousseaume, 1875
* ''
Cryptospira mccleeryi''
Wakefield, 2010
* ''
Cryptospira merguiensis''
Bozzetti, 2015
* ''
Cryptospira onychina''
(A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
* ''
Cryptospira praecallosa'' (
Higgins, 1876)
* ''
Cryptospira quadrilineata''
(Gaskoin, 1849)
* ''
Cryptospira sabellii''
Cossignani, 2006
* ''
Cryptospira scripta''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Cryptospira strigata''
(Dillwyn, 1817)
* ''
Cryptospira trailli
''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod mollu ...
''
(Reeve, 1865)
* ''
Cryptospira tricincta''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Cryptospira ventricosa''
(G. Fischer, 1807)
* ''
Cryptospira wallacei''
Wakefield, 2010
Synonyms:
* ''Cryptospira angustata'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1846) is a synonym of ''
Volvarina angustata'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1846)
* ''Cryptospira caducocincta'' (May, 1916) is a synonym of ''
Mesoginella caducocincta
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesog ...
'' (May, 1916)
* ''Cryptospira loebbeckeana'' (Weinkauff, 1878) is a synonym of ''
Cryptospira praecallosa'' (Higgins, 1876)
* ''Cryptospira mabellae'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901) is a synonym of''
Prunum mabellae'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
* ''Cryptospira martini'' Petit, 1853 is a synonym of ''
Prunum martini'' (Petit, 1853)
* ''Cryptospira olivella'' (Reeve, 1865) is a synonym of ''
Mesoginella olivella'' (Reeve, 1865)
* ''Cryptospira quiquandoni'' Cossignani, 2006
is a synonym of ''Cryptospira immersa'' (Reeve, 1865)
* ''Cryptospira rubens'' (Martens, 1881) is a synonym of ''
Prunum rubens'' (Martens, 1881)
* ''Cryptospira verreauxi'' Jousseaume, 1875 is a synonym of ''
Volvarina verreauxi'' (Jousseaume, 1875)
References
Further reading
* Bavay, A., 1903. Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Marginella. Journal de Conchyliologie 50("1902"): 407-408
* Coovert G. A. & Coovert H. K. (1995). "Revision of the supraspecific classification of marginelliform gastropods". ''
The Nautilus'' 109(2-3): 43-110
* Wakefield A. (2010). :A revision of the genus ''Cryptospira'' Hinds, 1844 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae)". ''Novapex'' Hors-série 7: 1-55.
External links
Hinds R. B. (1844). Descriptions of Marginellae collected during the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, and from the collection of H. Cuming Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 12: 72-77
Marginellidae
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