''Pseudotorinia'' is a genus of

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mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2005). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". '' Zootaxa'' 1101: 1–119
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Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Pseudotorinia Sacco, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137666 on 2014-08-23

Species

The following species are included in the genus ''Pseudotorinia'': * '' Pseudotorinia "architae-group"'' (temporary name) *'' Pseudotorinia aloysii'' (Selli, 1973) *'' Pseudotorinia amoena'' (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) *''

Pseudotorinia architae ''Pseudotorinia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2005). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, ...

'' (O. G. Costa, 1841) *'' Pseudotorinia armillata Bieler, 1993 *'' Pseudotorinia bullisi'' Bieler, Merrill & Boss, 1985 *''

Pseudotorinia colmani ''Pseudotorinia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2005). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gr ...

'' (Garrard, 1977) *'' Pseudotorinia concava'' (Thiele, 1925) *'' Pseudotorinia delectabilis'' (Melvill, 1893) *'' Pseudotorinia gemmulata'' (Thiele, 1925) *'' Pseudotorinia jonasi'' Tenório, Barros, Francisco & Silva, 2011 *''

Pseudotorinia kraussi ''Pseudotorinia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2005). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gr ...

'' J.E. Gray in M. E. Gray, 1850 *'' Pseudotorinia laseronorum'' (Iredale, 1936) *''

Pseudotorinia numulus ''Pseudotorinia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2005). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gr ...

'' (Barnard, 1963) * † ''

Pseudotorinia obtusa ''Pseudotorinia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2005). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gr ...

'' (Bronn, 1831) *''

Pseudotorinia panamensis ''Pseudotorinia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2005). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gr ...

'' (Bartsch, 1918) *''

Pseudotorinia phorcysi ''Pseudotorinia phorcysi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudotorinia phorcysi Cavallari, Salvador & Simone, 2014 ...

'' Cavallari, Salvador & Simone, 2014 *''

Pseudotorinia sestertius ''Pseudotorinia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2005). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gr ...

'' Bieler, 1993 *'' Pseudotorinia yaroni'' Bieler, 1993 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Pseudotorinia retifera'' (Dall, 1892): synonym of the ''Pseudotorinia "architae-group"''

References

* Mestayer, M. K. (1930). Notes on New Zealand Mollusca. No. 5. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 61: 144–146.

External links

Sacco, F. (1892). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XII. (Pyramidellidae (fine), Ringiculidae, Solariidae e Scalariidae (aggiunte)). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 88 pp., 2 pls

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

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online.
Architectonicidae Cenozoic first appearances {{Heterobranchia-stub