''Pseudoscilla'' is a

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of sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the

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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 micr ...

, the pyrams and their allies.WoRMS (2010). ''Pseudoscilla'' Boettger, 1901. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138416 on 2011-10-26Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

Species

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

Pseudoscilla babylonia ''Pseudoscilla babylonia'', common name the Babylon pyram, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.WoRMS (2010). ''Pseudoscilla babylonia'' (C.B. Adams, 1845). Acce ...

'' (C. B. Adams, 1845) * ''

Pseudoscilla bilirata ''Pseudoscilla bilirata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Description The length of the shell varies between 1.5 mm and 2 mm. Like most Pyramidellid ...

'' (de Folin, 1870) * ''

Pseudoscilla pauciemersa ''Pseudoscilla pauciemersa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Distribution This species occurs in the Canary Islands and the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal ...

'' Peñas & Rolán, 1999 * ''

Pseudoscilla saotomensis ''Pseudoscilla saotomensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Distribution This marine species only occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off São Tomé and Príncipe ...

'' Penas & Rolan, 1999 * ''

Pseudoscilla verdensis ''Pseudoscilla verdensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ect ...

'' Peñas & Rolán, 1999 ;Species placed in synonymy: * ''Pseudoscilla decorata'' (Folin, 1873): synonym of ''

Liamorpha decorata ''Liamorpha decorata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Liamorpha decorata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespec ...

'' (de Folin, 1873)

References

External links

World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae {{Pyramidellidae-stub