Polygireulima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Polygireulima
Sacco, 1892
Synonyms

Acicularia Monterosato, 1884 (Invalid: junior homonym of Acicularia d'Archiac, 1837 [Porifera] and several others)

Polygireulima is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.

This genus was first described as Acicularia by Monterosato in 1884, a name ruled invalid as a homonym of several prior names. In 1984, Anders Warén's "A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)" synonymised Acicularia with Federico Sacco's 1892 description of Polygireulima.[1]

Species

Species within the Polygireulima genera include:[2]

  • † Polygireulima deshayesi (Cossmann, 1888)
  • Polygireulima rutila Carpenter, 1864
  • † Polygireulima spina (Grateloup, 1838)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Polygireulima amblytera Verrill & Bush, 1900: synonym of Melanella amblytera (Verrill & Bush, 1900)
A parasite of echinoderms, existing in subtidal habitats[3] in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.[4]
  • Polygireulima monterosatoi (Monterosato, 1890): synonym of Melanella pyramidalis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
  • Polygireulima polita (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Melanella polita (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

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  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". Marinespecies.org. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polygireulima Sacco, 1892". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Polygireulima amblytera". Zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ecosystems where Polygireulima amblytera occurs - Polygireulima amblytera". Sealifebase.fisheries.ubc.ca. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96.


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