''Papuliscala'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of small

sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

s in the

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Epitoniidae Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Epitoniidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusc ...

of the superfamily

Epitonioidea Epitonioidea is a superfamily of planktonic and ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs within the informal group Ptenoglossa. This superfamily includes the wentletraps and the purple snails. Taxonomy Families and subfamilies within ...

, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2010). Papuliscala de Boury, 1911 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137950 on 2011-01-23

Species

Species within the genus ''Papuliscala'' include: * † '' Papuliscala ambulator'' Lozouet, 1999 * '' Papuliscala atlantisa'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * '' Papuliscala carolienae'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * '' Papuliscala cerithielloides'' Bouchet & Warén, 1986 * '' Papuliscala daani'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * '' Papuliscala dictyophora'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * '' Papuliscala diminuta'' Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987 *'' Papuliscala elongata'' (Watson, 1881) * '' Papuliscala japonica'' (Okutani, 1964) * '' Papuliscala luuki'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * '' Papuliscala lydiae'' Hoffman & Freiwald, 2017 * '' Papuliscala meteorica'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * '' Papuliscala mikra'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * '' Papuliscala platoensis'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * '' Papuliscala praelonga'' (Jeffreys, 1877) * '' Papuliscala seamountae'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * '' Papuliscala superlata'' (Finlay, 1930) * '' Papuliscala tavianii'' Bouchet & Warén, 1986 * '' Papuliscala vixcostata'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 ;Synonymized species : * ''Papuliscala annectens'' (A. W. B. Powell, 1951): synonym of '' Gregorioiscala annectens'' (A. W. B. Powell, 1951) * ''Papuliscala nordestina'' S. Lima & Christoffersen, 2013: synonym of '' Papuliscala elongata'' (R. B. Watson, 1881) * ''Papuliscala scalariformis'' (de Folin, 1877): synonym of ''Papuliscala praelonga'' (Jeffreys, 1877)

References

* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001).'' European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp * Hoffman L., Gofas S. & Freiwald A. (2020). Ten new species in Papuliscala de Boury, 1911 (Gastropoda, Epitoniidae) from the South Azorean Seamount Chain. Iberus. 38(1): 29–53. Epitoniidae Gastropod genera {{Caenogastropoda-stub