''Orbitestella'' 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
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Orbitestellidae.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orbitestella Iredale, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138295 on 2021-07-04]
Species
* ''
Orbitestella aequicostata''
Raines, 2002
* ''
Orbitestella bastowi''
(Gatliff, 1906)
* ''
Orbitestella bermudezi''
(Aguayo & Borro, 1946)
* ''
Orbitestella cordarta''
Rubio & Rolán, 2021
* ''
Orbitestella cubana''
Rolán & Rubio, 1992
* ''
Orbitestella dariae
''Orbitestella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage o ...
''
(Liuzzi & Zucchi Stolfa, 1979)
* ''
Orbitestella decorata''
Laseron, 1954
* ''
Orbitestella diegensis''
(Bartsch, 1907)
* † ''
Orbitestella dioi''
Hybertsen & Kiel, 2018
* ''
Orbitestella ellenstrongae''
Rubio & Rolán, 2021
* ''
Orbitestella fijiensis
''Orbitestella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Orbitestellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orbitestella Iredale, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecie ...
''
Rubio & Rolán, 2021
* ''
Orbitestella furtiva''
Rolán, Rubio & Letourneux, 2020
* ''
Orbitestella gemmulata''
(W. H. Turton, 1932)
* † ''
Orbitestella granulata''
Lozouet, 1998
* ''
Orbitestella hinemoa''
Mestayer, 1919
* ''
Orbitestella marquesensis''
Rubio & Rolán, 2021
* ''
Orbitestella media''
Rubio & Rolán, 2021
* ''
Orbitestella nova''
Rolán, Rubio & Letourneux, 2020
* ''
Orbitestella pacifica
''Orbitestella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Orbitestellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orbitestella Iredale, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecie ...
''
Rubio & Rolán, 2021
* † ''
Orbitestella palaiopacifica
''Orbitestella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Orbitestellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orbitestella Iredale, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecie ...
''
Squires & Goedert, 1996
* ''
Orbitestella papuaensis
''Orbitestella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Orbitestellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orbitestella Iredale, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecie ...
''
Rubio & Rolán, 2021
* ''
Orbitestella parva
''Orbitestella parva'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Orbitestellidae.
Description
The vitreous-white, very minute shell has a discoidal shape and a flat spire. The shell is smooth and perforate with ...
''
(Finlay, 1924)
* ''
Orbitestella patagonica
''Orbitestella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Orbitestellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orbitestella Iredale, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecie ...
''
Simone & Zelaya, 2004
* ''
Orbitestella peculiaris
''Orbitestella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Orbitestellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orbitestella Iredale, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecie ...
''
Rubio & Rolán, 2021
* ''
Orbitestella perlata''
(Pelseneer, 1903)
* † ''
Orbitestella planibasis''
(Gougerot & Le Renard, 1978)
* † ''
Orbitestella plicatella''
(Cossmann, 1888)
* † ''
Orbitestella ponderi''
Linse, 2002
* † ''
Orbitestella praehinemoa''
Laws, 1939
* ''
Orbitestella praetoreuma''
Laws, 1939
* ''
Orbitestella pruinosa''
Ortega & Gofas, 2019
* ''
Orbitestella radiata''
Rolán, Rubio & Letourneux, 2020
* ''
Orbitestella regina''
Kay, 1979
* ''
Orbitestella sarsi''
(Bush, 1897)
* ''
Orbitestella similis''
Rolán & Rubio, 1992
* ''
Orbitestella toreuma''
Powell, 1930
* ''
Orbitestella vanuatuensis''
Rubio & Rolán, 2021
* ''
Orbitestella wareni''
Ponder, 1990
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Orbitestella mayii''
(Tate, 1899): synonym of ''
Microcarina mayii''
(Tate, 1899)
* ''Orbitestella vera''
Powell, 1940: synonym of ''Orbitestella parva''
(Finlay, 1924)
References
* Magne A. & Vergneau-Saubade A.M. (1973). Le gisement stampien de Bruges (Gironde). Mollusques. Bulletin de l'Institut Géologique du Bassin d'Aquitaine. 14: 111-116.
* Ponder, W. F. (1967). The classification of the Rissoidae and Orbitestellidae with descriptions of some new taxa. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology. 9(17): 193-224, pls 1-13.
* Ponder, W.F. (1990). The anatomy and relationships of the Orbitestellidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 56: 515-532
External links
Iredale, T. (1917). Molluscan name-changes, generic and specific. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 12(6): 322-330Ortega, J.; Gofas, S. (2019). The unknown bathyal of the Canaries: new species and new records of deep-sea Mollusca. Zoosystema.41(26): 513-551.
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Orbitestellidae