''Ptycheulimella'' 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
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://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588485 on 2011-11-29]
Description
The shell has an elongate-conic shape. The axial
sculpture consists of obsolete ribs, frequently only shown in the early turns of the
teleoconch. Spiral sculpture, if present, consists of microscopic striations only.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ptycheulimella'' include:
* ''
Ptycheulimella eulimelloides'' (Nomura, 1936)
* ''
Ptycheulimella hemiplicata'' (Nomura, 1936)
* ''
Ptycheulimella misella'' (Yokoyama, 1922)
* ''
Ptycheulimella rikuzenica'' (Nomura, 1936)
* ''
Ptycheulimella supramisella'' (Nomura, 1938)
* ''
Ptycheulimella syrnoliformis'' (Nomura, 1938)
* ''
Ptycheulimella yabei'' Nomura 1939
OBIS: ''Ptycheulimella yabei''
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References
External links
World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae
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