''Cyllene'' is a
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of
sea snails,
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
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Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
"Dog whelk" also refers to '' Nucella lapillus''.
Shell descripti ...
, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cyllene'' include:
* ''
Cyllene angsanana'' K. Martin, 1921
* ''
Cyllene cernohorskyi'' Fernandes & Rolán, 1992
* ''
Cyllene concinna Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' A. Adams, 1851
* ''
Cyllene desnoyersi
''Cyllene desnoyersi'' is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
There is one subspecies ''Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki'' Cernohorsky, 1975 (synonyms : ''Cyllene ...
'' (Basterot, 1825)
* ''
Cyllene fuscata'' A. Adams, 1851
* † ''
Cyllene gracilenta Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
**Cyllene (nymph), Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
*Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
*Cyllene ...
'' (Yokoyama, 1928)
* ''
Cyllene grayi Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' Reeve, 1846
* ''
Cyllene lactea Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' Adams & Angas, 1864
* ''
Cyllene lamarcki
''Cyllene lamarcki'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Cyllene lamarcki. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register ...
'' Cernohorsky, 1975
* ''
Cyllene lugubris Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' Adams & Reeve, 1850
* ''
Cyllene orientalis Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' A. Adams, 1851
* ''
Cyllene owenii Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
* ''
Cyllene parvula Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' Bozzetti, 2014
* † ''
Cyllene pretiosa Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' Vredenburg, 1924
* ''
Cyllene pulchella Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' Adams & Reeve, 1850
* ''
Cyllene royana Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
* Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
* Cyllene (Elis), a to ...
'' (Iredale, 1924)
* ''
Cyllene rubrolineata'' Sowerby, 1870
* ''
Cyllene sibogae Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη) may refer to:
*Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
** Cyllene, an oread associated with the mountain
*Kyllini, Elis, a town in Elis, Greece
*Cyllene (Elis), a town ...
'' Schepman, 1911
* ''
Cyllene smithi'' K. Martin, 1884
* ''
Cyllene sulcata'' Sowerby, 1859
* ''
Cyllene unimaculata'' A. Adams, 1855
* ''
Cyllene vredenburgi'' Gupta, 1930
; Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Cyllene glabrata'' A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of ''Cyllene pulchella'' Adams & Reeve, 1850
* † ''Cyllene helvetica'' Peyrot, 1927: synonym of † ''
Cyllenina helvetica'' (Peyrot, 1927)
* ''Cyllene japonica'' Pilsbry, 1904 : synonym of'' Cyllene concinna'' A. Adams, 1851
* ''Cyllene lamarcki'' Cernohorsky, 1975 : synonym of ''Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki'' Cernohorsky, 1975
* ''Cyllene lyrata'' Lamarck:
synonym of ''Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki'' ; synonym of ''Cyllene lamarcki'' Cernohorsky, 1975
* ''Cyllene lyratum'' (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of ''Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki'' Cernohorsky, 1975
* ''Cyllene oblonga'' Schepman, 1911 : synonym of ''Cyllene pulchella'' Adams & Reeve, 1850
* ''Cyllene pallida'' A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of ''Cyllene grayi'' Reeve, 1846
* ''Cyllene plumbea'' Sowerby, 1859 : synonym of ''Cyllene grayi'' Reeve, 1846
* ''Cyllene senegalensis'' Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 : synonym of ''Cyllene owenii'' Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
* ''Cyllene striata'' A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of ''Cyllene pulchella'' Adams & Reeve, 1850
* ''Cyllene sulcata'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Cyllene sulcata G. B. Sowerby II, 1859
* ''Cyllene varians'' Cossmann, 1903 : synonym of ''Cyllene grayi'' Reeve, 1846
* ''Cyllene (Cyllene) bantamensis'' Oostingh, 1939 : synonym of ''Cyllene pulchella'' Adams & Reeve, 1850
* ''Cyllene (Cyllene) lyrata'' (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of ''Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki'' Cernohorsky, 1975
* ''Cyllene (Cyllene) varians'' Cossman, 1903 : synonym of ''Cyllene grayi'' Reeve, 1846
References
* Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). ''Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
External links
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Nassariidae
Gastropod genera
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