Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Egilina

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Remove ads

Egilina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Quick facts Scientific classification, Synonyms ...
Remove ads

Description

Species in this genus have strong axial ribs between the sutures which are interrupted at the periphery by a deep spiral sulcus. The intercostal spaces are smooth. The base of the shell is ornamented by spiral keels, the spaces between which are marked by many very slender axial threads.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Egilina include:[2]

  • Egilina alicae (Hornung & Mermod, 1924)
  • Egilina babellina Saurin, 1958
  • Egilina callista (Melvill, 1893)
  • Egilina chasteriana (Melvill, 1910)
  • Egilina gigantea Saurin, 1958
  • Egilina glycisma (Melvill, 1899)
  • Egilina gracilis (Yokoyama, 1926)
  • Egilina kotoeae Hori & Fukuda, 1999
  • Egilina lamyi (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)
  • Egilina mariella (A.Adams, 1860)
  • Egilina mariellaeformis (Nomura, 1938)
  • Egilina prestoni (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)
  • Egilina tenuis Saurin, 1962
Synonyms
  • Egilina yabei Nomura, 1936: synonym of Babella yabei (Nomura, 1936)
Remove ads

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads