''Gregorioiscala'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the
family
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Epitoniidae
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, commonly known as wentletraps.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gregorioiscala Cossmann, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137944 on 2021-01-10]
Species
Species within the genus ''Funiscala'' include:
* ''
Gregorioiscala annectens''
(Powell, 1951)
* ''
Gregorioiscala barazeri''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Gregorioiscala crosnieri''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Gregorioiscala exfoliata''
Bouchet & Warén, 1986
* ''
Gregorioiscala federicoi''
Bonfitto, 2020
* ''
Gregorioiscala fredericqae''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Gregorioiscala japonica''
(Masahito & Habe, 1976)
* ''
Gregorioiscala levismaculosa''
Garcia, 2004
* ''
Gregorioiscala nevillei''
Garcia, 2003
* ''
Gregorioiscala nierstraszi''
(Schepman, 1909)
* ''
Gregorioiscala pachya''
(Locard, 1897)
* ''
Gregorioiscala pimentai''
S. Lima & Christoffersen, 2014
* ''
Gregorioiscala polii''
Cossignani, 2020
* ''
Gregorioiscala sarsii''
(Kobelt, 1903)
* ''
Gregorioiscala transkeiana''
(Kilburn, 1985)
* ''
Gregorioiscala unilateralis''
(Martens, 1902)
* ''
Gregorioiscala xanthotaenia''
Garcia, 2004
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Gregorioiscala burchorum''
(DuShane, 1988): synonym of ''
Opalia burchorum''
DuShane, 1988
* ''Gregorioiscala pimentai''
S. Lima, Christoffersen, Barros & Folly, 2012: synonym of G''regorioiscala pimentai''
S. Lima & Christoffersen, 2014 (unavailable name)
References
* Garcia, E., 2004. - New records of Opalia-like mollusks (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with the description of fourteen new species. Novapex 5(1): 1-18
External links
Cossmann, M. (1912). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Neuvième livraison. Paris, The author and J. Lamarre & Cie. 215 pp., 10 plsde Gregorio A. (1889). Iconografia conchiologica Mediterranea vivente et terziaria. Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie. 6: 1-11, 1 pl.Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
Epitoniidae
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