''Ptychosyrinx'' is a genus of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s and marine

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusks in the family

Turridae Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (2018). Turridae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

, the turrids. This genus has become a synonym of ''

Cryptogemma ''Cryptogemma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids. Distribution These are deep-sea species with a wide geographic distribution. Species According to Zaccharias ''et al.'' (2020) this genus s ...

'' Dall, 1918

Species

Species within the genus ''Ptychosyrinx'' include: * ''Ptychosyrinx bisinuata'' (Martens, 1901): synonym of ''

Cryptogemma praesignis ''Cryptogemma praesignis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cryptogemma praesignis (E. A. Smith, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1895) * ''Ptychosyrinx carynae'' (Haas, 1949): synonym of ''

Cryptogemma phymatias ''Cryptogemma phymatias'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. Description (Original description) The white rather high and narrow shell is thin. It is angulated and tubercled on the angle, ...

'' (R. B. Watson, 1886) * ''Ptychosyrinx chilensis'' Berry, 1968: synonym of ''

Cryptogemma chilensis ''Cryptogemma chilensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Cryptogemma chilensis (Berry, 1968). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Berry, 1968) (original combination) * ''Ptychosyrinx lobata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903): synonym of ''

'' (E. A. Smith, 1895) * ''Ptychosyrinx nodulosus'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

Ptychobela nodulosa ''Ptychobela nodulosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conac ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791)

References

* Cernohorsky, Walter O. "Taxonomic notes on some deep-water Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Malagasy Republic." Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum (1987): 123–134.

External links

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