Papuliscala

Papuliscala is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Epitoniidae of the superfamily Epitonioidea, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies.^[1]

Papuliscala
Shell of Papuliscala dictyophora (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:	Epitonioidea
Family:	Epitoniidae
Genus:	Papuliscala de Boury, 1911
Type species
Acirsa praelonga Jeffreys, 1877
Synonyms[1]
Pustuliscala de Boury, 1921 (An incorrect subsequent spelling and/or a junior objective synonym of Papuliscala) Scala (Papuliscala) de Boury, 1911 (original rank)

Species

Species within the genus Papuliscala include:

• † Papuliscala ambulator Lozouet, 1999
• Papuliscala atlantisa Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
• Papuliscala carolienae Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
• Papuliscala cerithielloides Bouchet & Warén, 1986
• Papuliscala daani Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
• Papuliscala dictyophora Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
• Papuliscala diminuta Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987
• Papuliscala elongata (Watson, 1881)
• Papuliscala japonica (Okutani, 1964)
• Papuliscala luuki Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
• Papuliscala lydiae Hoffman & Freiwald, 2017
• Papuliscala meteorica Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
• Papuliscala mikra Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
• Papuliscala platoensis Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
• Papuliscala praelonga (Jeffreys, 1877)
• Papuliscala seamountae Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
• Papuliscala superlata (Finlay, 1930)
• Papuliscala tavianii Bouchet & Warén, 1986
• Papuliscala vixcostata Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020

Synonymized species

• Papuliscala annectens (A. W. B. Powell, 1951): synonym of Gregorioiscala annectens (A. W. B. Powell, 1951)
• Papuliscala nordestina S. Lima & Christoffersen, 2013: synonym of Papuliscala elongata (R. B. Watson, 1881)
• Papuliscala scalariformis (de Folin, 1877): synonym of Papuliscala praelonga (Jeffreys, 1877)