''Ptycheulimella'' 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.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Ptycheulimella'' Sacco, 1892. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588485 on 2011-11-29

Description

The shell has an elongate-conic shape. The axial

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consists of obsolete ribs, frequently only shown in the early turns of the

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. Spiral sculpture, if present, consists of microscopic striations only.

Species

Species within the genus ''Ptycheulimella'' include: * '' Ptycheulimella eulimelloides'' (Nomura, 1936) * ''

Ptycheulimella hemiplicata ''Ptycheulimella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Ptycheulimella'' Sacco, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' (Nomura, 1936) * '' Ptycheulimella misella'' (Yokoyama, 1922) * ''

Ptycheulimella rikuzenica ''Ptycheulimella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Ptycheulimella'' Sacco, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' (Nomura, 1936) * ''

Ptycheulimella supramisella ''Ptycheulimella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Ptycheulimella'' Sacco, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' (Nomura, 1938) * ''

Ptycheulimella syrnoliformis ''Ptycheulimella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Ptycheulimella'' Sacco, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' (Nomura, 1938) * ''

Ptycheulimella yabei ''Ptycheulimella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Ptycheulimella'' Sacco, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Nomura 1939 OBIS: ''Ptycheulimella yabei''
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References

External links

To World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae {{Pyramidellidae-stub