Iolaea

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Iolaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda Order: Heterostropha Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea Family: Pyramidellidae Subfamily: Chrysallidinae Genus: Iolaea A. Adams, 1867
Species
See text.

Iolaea is a small genus of sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Chrysallidinae, of the family Pyramidellidae.

[edit] Life habits

Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are most likely ectoparasites. Hori & Kuroda (2001) described spermatophores from the species Iolaea scitula. Spermatophores are also known from other members of the Chrysallidinae.

[edit] Species within the genus Iolaea

• Iolaea scitula (A. Adams, 1860) (Type species)
• Iolaea amazonica van Aartsen & Wesselingh 2005
• Iolaea dubia Golikov & Kussaki 1967

[edit] References

• Aartsen, J. J. van (1999). "The genus Iolaea A.Adams, 1867, and its type species, Iole scitula A. Adams, 1860 (Gastropoda: Heterostropha: Pyramidellidae)". Basteria 63 (1-3): 73–75. ISSN 0005-6219. 
• Van Aartsen, J. J. & Wesserlingh, F. P. (2005). "Iolaea amazonica spec. nov., another pyramidellid (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) from the miocene pebas formation of Western Amazonia (Peru)". Basteria 69 (1-3): 21–24. ISSN 0005-6219. 
• Adams, A. (1867). "Descriptions of new species of shells from Japan.". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 309–315+pl. 19. 
• Hori, S., Kuroda, R. (2001). "Spermatophores in Iolaea scitula (A. Adams, 1860) (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pyramidellidae)". Basteria 65 (4-6): 131–137. ISSN 0005-6219.