Biology:Enginella

Enginella
Shell of Enginella leucozona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Pisaniidae
Genus:	Enginella Monterosato, 1917
Type species
Murex bicolor Cantraine, 1835

Enginella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Enginella :

• Enginella albozonata (E. A. Smith, 1890)
• Enginella leucozona (R. A. Philippi, 1844)

References

• ermeij, G. J. (2001). Taxonomy, distribution, and characters of pre-Oligocene members of the Cantharus group of Pisaniinae (Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea). Journal of Paleontology. 75(2): 295–309.

External links

• Monterosato, T. A. di. (1917). Molluschi viventi e quaternari raccolti lungo le coste della Tripolitania dall'ing. Camillo Crema. Bollettino della Società Zoologica Italiana. ser. 3, 4: 1-28, pl. 1

Wikidata ☰ Q5377932 entry