Pusionella
Pusionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.[1]
Description
The fusiform shell is solid, smooth and shining. The whorls are numerous. The spire is sharp. The lip lacks an anal sinus. The siphonal canal is short, exteriorly carinated at the base. The columella is twisted anteriorly. The operculum has a lateral nucleus. The eyes are located at the external bases of the tentacles. [2]
Distribution
This genus occurs along the Western Coast of Africa.
Species
Species within the genus Pusionella include:
- Pusionella aculeiformis (Lamarck, 1822)[3]
- Pusionella albocinctus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)[4]
- Pusionella buccinata (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
- Pusionella compacta Strebel, 1914[6]
- Pusionella ghanaensis Boyer & Ryall, 2006[7]
- Pusionella lirata Adams A., 1853[8]
- Pusionella lupinus (Philippi, 1850)[9]
- Pusionella nifat (Bruguiere, 1789)[10]
- Pusionella rapulum Tryon, 1884[11]
- Pusionella remorata Sykes, 1905[12]
- Pusionella valida (Dunker, 1852)[13]
- Pusionella vulpina (Born, 1780)[14]
- Species brought into synonymy
References
- ^ Pusionella Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224449 on 6 April 2011.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 158; 1884
- ^ Pusionella aculeiformis (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225543 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella albocinctus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434830 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella buccinatus (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434831 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella compacta Strebel, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434832 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella ghanaensis Boyer & Ryall, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390428 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella lirata Adams A., 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434833 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella lupinus (Philippi, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434834 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella nifat (Bruguiere, 1789). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224450 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella rapulum Tryon, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434835 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella remorata Sykes, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434836 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella valida (Dunker, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434837 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella vulpina (Born, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225548 on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Pusionella haasi Dautzenberg, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225093 on 15 April 2010.