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Ptycheulimella

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Description

The shell has an elongate-conic shape. The axial sculpture consists of obsolete ribs, frequently only shown in the early turns of the teleoconch. Spiral sculpture, if present, consists of microscopic striations only.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Ptycheulimella include:[2]

  • Ptycheulimella eulimelloides (Nomura, 1936)[4]
  • Ptycheulimella hemiplicata (Nomura, 1936)[5]
  • Ptycheulimella misella (Yokoyama, 1922)
  • Ptycheulimella rikuzenica (Nomura, 1936)[6]
  • Ptycheulimella supramisella (Nomura, 1938)[7]
  • Ptycheulimella syrnoliformis (Nomura, 1938)[8]
  • Ptycheulimella yabei Nomura 1939[9]

References

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