''Gregorioiscala'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the
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Epitoniidae
Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Epitoniidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollu ...
, commonly known as wentletraps.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gregorioiscala Cossmann, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137944 on 2021-01-10]
Species
Species within the genus ''Funiscala'' include:
* ''
Gregorioiscala annectens
''Gregorioiscala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gregorioiscala Cossmann, 1912. Accessed thro ...
''
(Powell, 1951)
* ''
Gregorioiscala barazeri''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Gregorioiscala crosnieri''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Gregorioiscala exfoliata''
Bouchet & Warén, 1986
* ''
Gregorioiscala federicoi''
Bonfitto, 2020
* ''
Gregorioiscala fredericqae''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Gregorioiscala japonica''
(Masahito & Habe, 1976)
* ''
Gregorioiscala levismaculosa''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Gregorioiscala nevillei''
Garcia, 2003
* ''
Gregorioiscala nierstraszi''
(Schepman, 1909)
* ''
Gregorioiscala pachya''
(Locard, 1897)
* ''
Gregorioiscala pimentai''
S. Lima & Christoffersen, 2014
* ''
Gregorioiscala polii''
Cossignani, 2020
* ''
Gregorioiscala sarsii''
(Kobelt, 1903)
* ''
Gregorioiscala transkeiana''
(Kilburn, 1985)
* ''
Gregorioiscala unilateralis''
(Martens, 1902)
* ''
Gregorioiscala xanthotaenia''
Garcia, 2004
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Gregorioiscala burchorum''
(DuShane, 1988): synonom of ''
Opalia burchorum''
DuShane, 1988
* ''Gregorioiscala pimentai''
S. Lima, Christoffersen, Barros & Folly, 2012: synonym of G''regorioiscala pimentai''
S. Lima & Christoffersen, 2014 (unavailable name)
References
* Garcia, E., 2004. - New records of Opalia-like mollusks (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with the description of fourteen new species. Novapex 5(1): 1-18
External links
Cossmann, M. (1912). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Neuvième livraison. Paris, The author and J. Lamarre & Cie. 215 pp., 10 plsde Gregorio A. (1889). Iconografia conchiologica Mediterranea vivente et terziaria. Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie. 6: 1-11, 1 pl.Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
Epitoniidae
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