''Polyspirella'' is a

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Pyramidellidae Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs. The great majority of species of pyrams are micromol ...

, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Polyspirella'' Carpenter, 1861. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580490 on 2011-10-26

Species

Species within the genus ''Polyspirella'' include: * ''

Polyspirella aglaia ''Polyspirella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Polyspirella'' Carpenter, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species The World ...

'' (Bartsch, 1915) * ''

Polyspirella callista ''Polyspirella callista'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Polyspirella callista'' (Bartsch, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Bartsch, 1915) * ''

Polyspirella pellucida ''Polyspirella pellucida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Polyspirella pellucida'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897). Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897) * ''

Polyspirella trachealis ''Polyspirella trachealis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Polyspirella trachealis'' (Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' (Gould, 1861)

References

External links

World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae Monotypic gastropod genera {{Pyramidellidae-stub