''Parviturbo'' is a

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of minute

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s in the

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Skeneidae The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Skeneidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

Description

The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex

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s. The

protoconch A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also called ...

consists of one or two smooth whorls. The turbinate or globoso-conic shell shows numerous subequal spiral cords with in their intervals well developed or weak cross threads. The dentition of the

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is rhipidoglossate.Pilsbry & Olsson, Vitrinellidae and Similar Gastropods of the Panamic Province. Part I; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 97, (1945), pp. 249-278

Species

Species within the genus ''Parviturbo'' include: * '' Parviturbo acuticostatus'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''

Parviturbo agulhasensis ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * '' Parviturbo alboranensis'' Peñas & Rolán, 2006 * ''

Parviturbo alfredensis ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' (Bartsch, 1915) * ''

Parviturbo annejoffeae ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Lee, 2015 * '' Parviturbo azoricus'' Rubio, Rolán & Segers, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo billfranki ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Lee, 2015 * '' Parviturbo boucheti'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * '' Parviturbo brasiliensis'' Rubio, Rolán & Lee, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo comptus ''Parviturbo comptus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Parviturbo comptus'' (Woodring, 1928). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...

'' (Woodring, 1928) * ''

Parviturbo copiosus ''Parviturbo copiosus'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.Pilsbry & Olsson (1945), Vitrinellidae and Similar Gastropods of the Panamic Province. Part I; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sci ...

'' Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945 * ''

Parviturbo dibellai ''Parviturbo dibellai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description Distribution This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic ...

'' Buzzurro & Cecalupo, 2007 * ''

Parviturbo dengyanzhangi ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Lee, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo dispar ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Letourneux, 2015 * † ''

Parviturbo elegantulus ''Parviturbo elegantulus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 1.7 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Alboran Sea The Alboran Sea (from Arabi ...

'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''

Parviturbo ergasticus ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Gofas, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo fenestratus ''Parviturbo fenestratus'' is a species of a rare, smallsea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 1 mm and 2 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Central Me ...

'' (Chaster, 1896) * ''

Parviturbo fortius ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo gofasi ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo germanus ''Parviturbo germanus'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.Pilsbry & Olsson (1945), Vitrinellidae and Similar Gastropods of the Panamic Province. Part I; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sci ...

'' Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945 * ''

Parviturbo granulum ''Parviturbo granulum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Parviturbo granulum'' (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''

Parviturbo guadeloupensis ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo insularis ''Parviturbo insularis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 1.6 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes , ...

'' Rolán, 1988 * '' Parviturbo javiercondei'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo laevisculptus ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Renda, Raveggi, Bartolini, Micali & Giacobbe, 2019 * ''

Parviturbo marcosi ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * † '' Parviturbo maturensis'' Jung, 1969 * ''

Parviturbo multispiralis ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo parvissima ''Parviturbo parvissima'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 1 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Réunion Réunion (; french ...

'' (Hedley, 1899) * '' Parviturbo pombali'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * '' Parviturbo rectangularis'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * ''

Parviturbo rehderi ''Parviturbo rehderi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 1.7 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and in the A ...

'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945 * ''

Parviturbo robustior ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Lee, 2015 * '' Parviturbo rolani'' Engl, 2001 * ''

Parviturbo seamountensis ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Gofas, 2015 * '' Parviturbo sola'' (Barnard, 1963) * † ''

Parviturbo sphaeroideus ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' (S. V. Wood, 1842) * ''

Parviturbo stearnsii ''Parviturbo stearnsii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Parviturbo stearnsii'' (Dall, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...

'' (Dall, 1918) * '' Parviturbo tuberculosus'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''

Parviturbo vanuatuensis ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015 * † ''

Parviturbo venezuelensis ''Parviturbo'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Description The very small, solid shell is perforate or has a narrow umbilicus. It contains a few convex whorls. The protoconch consists of one o ...

'' Weisbord, 1962 * ''

Parviturbo weberi ''Parviturbo weberi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 1.7 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Less ...

'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945 * '' Parviturbo zylmanae'' Rubio, Rolán & Lee, 2015 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Parviturbo bellus'' Dall, 1889: synonym of ''

Fossarus bellus ''Fossarus bellus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** ...

'' Dall, 1889 * ''Parviturbo calidimaris'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945: synonym of '' Haplocochlias calidimaris'' (Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945) * ''Parviturbo concepcionensis'' (Lowe, 1935): synonym of ''

Haplocochlias concepcionensis ''Haplocochlias concepcionensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas ...

'' (Lowe, 1933) * ''Parviturbo copiosus'' Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945: synonym of ''

Parviturboides copiosus ''Parviturboides'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Tornidae. The species of this genus are found in America. Species: *''Parviturboides avitus'' *''Parviturboides clausus'' *'' Parviturboides copiosus'' *'' Parviturboides ...

'' (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945) (original combination) * ''Parviturbo decussatus'' (Carpenter, 1857): synonym of ''

Parviturboides decussatus ''Parviturboides'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Tornidae. The species of this genus are found in America. Species: *''Parviturboides avitus'' *''Parviturboides clausus'' *''Parviturboides copiosus'' *'' Parviturboides d ...

'' (Carpenter, 1857)'' * ''Parviturbo dibellai'' Buzzurro & Cecalupo, 2007: synonym of ''Fossarus eutorniscus'' Melvill, 1918: synonym of ''

Conradia eutornisca ''Conradia'' is a genus of very small sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Conradiidae Conradiidae is a taxonomic family (created in 1987 by Golikov & Starobogatov) of very small sea snails, marine gastropod ...

'' (Melvill, 1918) * ''Parviturbo erici'' (Strong & Hertlein, 1939): synonym of '' Haplocochlias erici'' (Strong & Hertlein, 1939) * ''Parviturbo francesae'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945: synonym of '' Haplocochlias francesae'' (Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945) * ''Parviturbo germanus'' Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945: synonym of ''

Parviturboides germanus ''Parviturboides'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Tornidae. The species of this genus are found in America. Species: *''Parviturboides avitus'' *''Parviturboides clausus'' *''Parviturboides copiosus'' *''Parviturboides de ...

'' (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945) (original combination) * † ''Parviturbo lecointreae'' (Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1899): synonym of † ''

Pareuchelus lecointreae ''Pareuchelus lecointreae'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae Liotiidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy o ...

'' (Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1899) (superseded combination) * ''Parviturbo parvissimus'' (Hedley, 1899): synonym of '' Lophocochlias parvissimus'' (Hedley, 1899) * ''Parviturbo turbinus'' (Dall, 1889): synonym of ''

Haplocochlias turbinus ''Haplocochlias turbinus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.Gofas, S. (2013). ''Haplocochlias turbinus'' (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Parviturbo zacalles'' Mazyck, 1913: synonym of ''

Parviturboides interruptus ''Parviturboides'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Tornidae Tornidae is a family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha. This family used to be known as ...

'' (C. B. Adams, 1850)

References

Pilsbry H.A. & McGinty T.L. (1945). "Cyclostrematidae" and Vitrinellidae of Florida. I. Nautilus, 59(1): 1-13, pl. 1-2; II, Nautilus, 59(2): 52-60, pl. 6
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * Rolán E., 2005.'' Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.'' * Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp * Rubio F., Rolán E. & Fernández-Garcés R. (2015). Revision of the genera Parviturbo and Pseudorbis (Gastropoda, Skeneidae). Iberus. 33(2): 167-259

External links

Pilsbry, H. A. & McGinty, T. L. (1945). Cyclostrematidae and Vitrinellidae of Florida- I. The Nautilus. 59(1): 1-13, pls 1-2
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