Biology:Polygireulima
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
| Polygireulima | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Polygireulima Sacco, 1892 |
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Acicularia Monterosato, 1884 (Invalid: junior homonym of Acicularia d'Archiac, 1837 [Porifera] and several others) | |
Polygireulima is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.
This genus was first described as Acicularia by Monterosato in 1884, a name ruled invalid as a homonym of several prior names. In 1984, Anders Warén's "A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)" synonymised Acicularia with Federico Sacco's 1892 description of Polygireulima.[1]
Species
Species within the Polygireulima genera include:[2]
- † Polygireulima deshayesi (Cossmann, 1888)
- Polygireulima rutila Carpenter, 1864
- † Polygireulima spina (Grateloup, 1838)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Polygireulima amblytera Verrill & Bush, 1900: synonym of Melanella amblytera (Verrill & Bush, 1900)
- A parasite of echinoderms, existing in subtidal habitats[3] in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.[4]
- Polygireulima monterosatoi (Monterosato, 1890): synonym of Melanella pyramidalis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
- Polygireulima polita (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Melanella polita (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". Marinespecies.org. 12 January 2013. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=147532. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polygireulima Sacco, 1892". Marinespecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147110. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "Polygireulima amblytera". Zipcodezoo.com. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Polygireulima_amblytera/. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ecosystems where Polygireulima amblytera occurs - Polygireulima amblytera". Sealifebase.fisheries.ubc.ca. http://www.sealifebase.fisheries.ubc.ca/trophiceco/EcosysList.php?ID=141104&GenusName=Polygireulima&SpeciesName=amblytera. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96.
Wikidata ☰ Q17126268 entry
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