''Cryptospira'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of sea snails,

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...

gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in the subfamily Pruninae of the

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Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda. Taxonomy The higher classification of the family Marginellidae has long been in a state ...

, the margin snails.

Species

According to the

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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Cryptospira'' : * '' Cryptospira bridgettae'' Wakefield, 2010 * ''

Cryptospira cloveriana ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family (biology), family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), th ...

'' Wakefield, 2010 * ''

Cryptospira dactylus ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid na ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Cryptospira elegans ''Cryptospira elegans'' , the elegant marginella, is a sea snail species in the genus ''Cryptospira ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

Cryptospira fischeri ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid na ...

'' (Bavay, 1903) * ''

Cryptospira glauca ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid na ...

'' Jousseaume, 1875 * '' Cryptospira grisea'' (Jousseaume, 1917) * † '' Cryptospira hordeastra'' Darragh, 2017 * ''

Cryptospira immersa ''Cryptospira immersa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description The shell size varies between 14 mm and 25 mm. Distribution This species is distributed in ...

'' (Reeve, 1865) * ''

Cryptospira marchii ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid na ...

'' Jousseaume, 1875 * ''

Cryptospira mccleeryi ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid na ...

'' Wakefield, 2010 * ''

Cryptospira merguiensis ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family (biology), family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), th ...

'' Bozzetti, 2015 * ''

Cryptospira onychina ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (Wo ...

'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) * ''

Cryptospira praecallosa ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid n ...

'' (Higgins, 1876) * ''

Cryptospira quadrilineata ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid n ...

'' (Gaskoin, 1849) * ''

Cryptospira sabellii ''Cryptospira sabellii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in t ...

'' Cossignani, 2006 * ''

Cryptospira scripta ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid n ...

'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''

Cryptospira strigata ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid n ...

'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''

Cryptospira trailli ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid n ...

'' (Reeve, 1865) * ''

Cryptospira tricincta ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid n ...

'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''

Cryptospira ventricosa ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid n ...

'' (G. Fischer, 1807) * ''

Cryptospira wallacei ''Cryptospira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid n ...

'' Wakefield, 2010 Synonyms: * ''Cryptospira angustata'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1846) is a synonym of ''

Volvarina angustata ''Volvarina angustata'', common name : the narrow marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description The shell size varies between 11 mm and 28 mm Distribu ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1846) * ''Cryptospira caducocincta'' (May, 1916) is a synonym of ''

Mesoginella caducocincta ''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Meso ...

'' (May, 1916) * ''Cryptospira loebbeckeana'' (Weinkauff, 1878) is a synonym of ''

'' (Higgins, 1876) * ''Cryptospira mabellae'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901) is a synonym of''

Prunum mabellae ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together ...

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901) * ''Cryptospira martini'' Petit, 1853 is a synonym of ''

Prunum martini ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Petit, 1853) * ''Cryptospira olivella'' (Reeve, 1865) is a synonym of ''

Mesoginella olivella ''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesog ...

'' (Reeve, 1865) * ''Cryptospira quiquandoni'' Cossignani, 2006 is a synonym of ''Cryptospira immersa'' (Reeve, 1865) * ''Cryptospira rubens'' (Martens, 1881) is a synonym of ''

Prunum rubens ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together ...

'' (Martens, 1881) * ''Cryptospira verreauxi'' Jousseaume, 1875 is a synonym of ''

Volvarina verreauxi ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on m ...

'' (Jousseaume, 1875)

References

External links

Hinds R. B. (1844). Descriptions of Marginellae collected during the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, and from the collection of H. Cuming Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 12: 72-77
Marginellidae {{Marginellidae-stub

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