''Piseinotecus'' is a

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Piseinotecidae.Cervera J.L., García J.C & García F.J. (1987). Una nueva especie de ''Piseinotecus'' Marcus, 1955 del litoral ibérico. Bollettino Malacologico 22(9-12): 215-222Gofas, S. (2014). ''Piseinotecus'' Er. Marcus, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138354 on 2014-10-24

Etymology

The name ''Piseinotecus'' comes from the

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

sentence "pisei no Teco" (I stepped onto Teco). Teco was the name of a dog of the zoologists Ernst Marcus and

Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus Eveline du Bois-Reymond Marcus (6 October 1901 – 31 January 1990) was a German zoology, zoologist and drawing, drawer. Life Eveline Du Bois-Reymond was the youngest daughter of Rene and Frieda du Bois-Reymond, as well as a granddaughter of phys ...

. While they were looking for a name for the genus, their friend, the zoologist

Diva Diniz Corrêa Diva Diniz Corrêa (10 May 1918 – 28 April 1993) was a Brazilian marine zoologist. Life Diva Diniz Corrêa was born in 1918 in Avaré, São Paulo, Brazil, being the younger of three sisters and the only one to attend college. In 1939, she ...

, was visiting them and stated the sentence while coming down the stairs to announce that she had accidentally stepped onto their dog.

Species

Species in the genus ''Piseinotecus'' include: * ''Piseinotecus divae'' Er. Marcus, 1955 * '' Piseinotecus gonja'' Edmunds, 1970Edmunds, M. 1970. Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Tanzania. II. Eolidacea (Cuthonidae, Piseinotecidae and Facelinidae). Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 39:15-57. * '' Piseinotecus kima'' Edmunds, 1970 * ''Piseinotecus minipapilla'' Edmunds, 2015 * '' Piseinotecus soussi'' Tamsouri, Carmona, Moukrim & Cervera, 2014 * ''Piseinotecus sphaeriferus'' (Schmekel, 1965) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Piseinotecus evelinae'' Schmekel, 1980: synonym of ''Piseinotecus gabinierei'' (Vicente, 1975) * ''Piseinotecus gabinierei'' (Vicente, 1975): synonym of '' Paraflabellina gabinierei'' * ''Piseinotecus gaditanus'' Cervera, García-Gómez & García, 1987: synonym of '' Calmella gaditana''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3790811 Piseinotecidae Taxa named by Ernst Marcus (zoologist)