Biology:Linopyrga

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Linopyrga
Apertural view of Linopyrga tantilla
Scientific classification e
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Laws, 1941
Type species
Odostomia rugata
Hutton, 1886
Species

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Linopyrga is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Chrysallidinae of the family Odostomiidae.[1]

Shell description

The original description of the genus can be found at: [1]

Life history

Nothing is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are (were) most likely ectoparasites.

Species

Species within the genus Linopyrga include:

  • Linopyrga australis (Thiele, 1930)
  • Linopyrga bisculpta Laseron, 1951
  • Linopyrga brevis (Pritchard, 1900)
  • Linopyrga ceria Laseron, 1951
  • Linopyrga fannyae (Saurin, 1959)
  • Linopyrga feriarum (Saurin, 1959)
  • Linopyrga fornix Laseron, 1951
  • Linopyrga junior Laws, 1941
  • Linopyrga lineata (Saurin, 1959)
  • Linopyrga nugatoria (Hedley, 1903)
  • Linopyrga ovalis (de Folin & Perier, 1875)
  • Linopyrga pascoei (Angas, 1867)
  • Linopyrga pegma (Laseron, 1951)
  • Linopyrga perscalata (Hedley, 1909)
  • Linopyrga portseaensis (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1911)
  • Linopyrga primitractus (Saurin, 1959)
  • Linopyrga pseudorugata (Marshall & Murdoch)
  • Linopyrga pulchra (Garrett, 1873)
  • Linopyrga punctigera (A. Adams, 1860)
  • Linopyrga rugata (Hutton, 1886) (Type species) as Odostomia rugata
  • Linopyrga reticulata Laseron, 1959
  • Linopyrga rugata (Hutton, 1886)
  • Linopyrga sanguis Laws, 1941
  • Linopyrga sinus (Saurin, 1959)
  • Linopyrga tantilla (A, Adams, 1863)

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Linopyrga Laws, 1941. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588336 on 2012-01-05
  • Hutton, F. W. (1886). "Mollusca". Zoological Record 1885: 106 pp. 
  • Laws, C. R. (1941). "Review of the Tertiary and Recent Neozelandic Pyramidellid Molluscs. No. 8. The Pyrgunillid genera and the genus Evalea.". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 71 (1): 6–22 + plates 1–2. 

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