''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater

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Species

The following species are included within the genus ''Ringicula'': * '' Ringicula abbreviata'' Nevill, 1875 * '' Ringicula abyssicola'' Brazier, 1877 * '' Ringicula acuta'' Philippi, 1849 * '' Ringicula aethiopica'' Martens, 1902 * ''

Ringicula africana ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Bartsch, 1915 * ''

Ringicula agulhasensis ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Thiele, 1925 * † ''

Ringicula altocanalis ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Dell, 1952 * ''

Ringicula apicata ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Nevill, 1872 * ''

Ringicula arctata ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Gould, 1860 * ''

Ringicula assularum ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Watson, 1883 * ''

Ringicula auriculata ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' (Ménard de la Groye, 1811) * ''

Ringicula australis ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Hinds, 1844µ * ''

Ringicula cabrai ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Morlet, 1882 * '' Ringicula caledonica'' Morlet, 1880 * † '' Ringicula castigata'' Marwick, 1926 * '' Ringicula ciommeii'' Mariottini, Smriglio & Oliverio, 2000 * '' Ringicula conformis'' Monterosato, 1877 * '' Ringicula crassidens'' Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER,José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA, 2021 * '' Ringicula delecta'' Murdoch & Suter, 1906 * '' Ringicula doliaris'' Gould, 1860 * † '' Ringicula dominicana'' Maury, 1917 * '' Ringicula fossulata'' de Folin, 1867 * '' Ringicula gianninii'' Nordsieck, 1974 * '' Ringicula gouldi'' Robba, Di Geronimo, Chaimanee, Negri & Sanfilippo, 2004 * '' Ringicula grandinosa'' Hinds, 1844 * '' Ringicula hardingi'' Cotton & Godfrey, 1933 * '' Ringicula incisa'' Hedley, 1899original species description, page 562.
/ref> * '' Ringicula kurodai'' Takeyama, 1935 * † '' Ringicula leptocheila'' Brugnone, 1873 * ''

Ringicula mariei ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Morlet, 1880 * † '' Ringicula marwicki'' Powell, 1935 * ''

Ringicula minutula ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Locard, 1897 * † ''

Ringicula ngatapa ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Marwick, 1931 * '' Ringicula niinoi'' Nomura, 1939 * '' Ringicula nitida'' A. E. Verrill, 1872 * ''

Ringicula noumeensis ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Morlet, 1880 * † '' Ringicula obesior'' Marwick, 1931 * '' Ringicula okadai'' Habe, 1956 * '' Ringicula orientalis'' Lin, 1985 * ''

Ringicula parvula ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Hedley, 1899 * ''

Ringicula pilula ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Habe, 1950 * '' Ringicula pirulina'' Locard, 1897 * '' Ringicula plicifera'' Schepman, 1913 * '' Ringicula propinquans'' Hinds, 1844 * '' Ringicula pulchella'' Morlet, 1880 * '' Ringicula pusilla'' Watson, 1883 * '' Ringicula scalaris'' Turton, 1932 * '' Ringicula semisculpta'' Hedley, 1910 * '' Ringicula semistriata'' d’Orbigny, 1842 * ''

Ringicula shenzhenensis ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Lin & Qi, 1986 * '' Ringicula soa'' Bozzetti, 2009 * '' Ringicula solida'' Turton, 1932 * '' Ringicula suturalis'' E. A. Smith, 1872 * '' Ringicula takeyamai'' Habe, 1950 * † '' Ringicula tenuilabrum'' Maxwell, 1992 * '' Ringicula teramachii'' Habe, 1950 * '' Ringicula titanica'' Schepman, 1913 * † '' Ringicula torquata'' Marwick, 1931 * ''

Ringicula tosaensis ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Habe, 1950 * '' Ringicula truncata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1915 * '' Ringicula turtoni'' Bartsch, 1915 * † ''

Ringicula tutamoensis ''Ringicula'' is a genus of minute deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

'' Marwick, 1931 * † '' Ringicula uniplicata'' Hutton, 1885 * '' Ringicula yokoyamai'' Takeyama, 1935 * † '' Ringicula zecorpulenta'' Laws, 1939 ;Taxa inquirenda: * ''Ringicula abyssorum'' Morlet, 1882 * ''Ringicula admirabilis'' Morlet, 1882 * ''Ringicula passieri'' Morlet, 1880 * ''Ringicula salleana'' Morlet, 1880 * ''Ringicula schlumbergeri'' Morlet, 1882 * ''Ringicula terquemi'' Morlet, 1880 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Ringicula acutispira'' Turton, 1932: synonym of '' Auriculastra radiolata'' (Morelet, 1860) * ''Ringicula barashi'' Di Geronimo, 1975: synonym of ''Ringicula conformis'' Monterosato, 1877 * ''Ringicula blanchardi'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of ''Ringicula pulchella'' Morlet, 1880 * ''Ringicula doliaris'' Takeyama, 1935: synonym of ''Ringicula niinoi'' Nomura, 1939 * ''Ringicula hypograpta'' Brown & Pilsbry, 1913: synonym of ''Ringicula semistriata'' d'Orbigny, 1842 * ''Ringicula leptocheila'' Brugnone, 1873: synonym of ''Ringicula gianninii'' Nordsieck, 1974 * ''Ringicula moritzi'' de Folin, 1870: synonym of ''Ringicula conformis'' Monterosato, 1877 * ''Ringicula musashiensis'' Yokoyama, 1920: synonym of ''Ringicula doliaris'' Gould, 1860 * ''Ringicula oehlertiana'' Morelet, 1880: synonym of ''Ringicula doliaris'' Gould, 1860 * ''Ringicula peracuta'' Watson, 1883: synonym of ''Ringicula nitida'' A. E. Verrill, 1872 * ''Ringicula someri'' de Folin, 1867: synonym of ''Ringicula conformis'' Monterosato, 1877 * ''Ringicula tridentata'' Guppy, 1873: synonym of ''Ringicula semistriata'' d'Orbigny, 1842

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * 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 * 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

External links

Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER,José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114
Ringiculidae Gastropod genera {{Ringiculidae-stub