Teinostoma
Teinostoma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the subfamily Skeneinae within the family Turbinidae[1]. [2]
This genus used to be placed within the family Skeneidae.
Shell description
The shells of species in this genus are usually white and glossy, are transparent when fresh, and are only a few millimeters in maximum size.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
- Teinostoma abditum Rolán, Rubio & Ryall, 2000
- Teinostoma abnorme E. A. Smith, 1890
- Teinostoma altum Pilsbry, 1953
- Teinostoma americanum Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma amplectans Carpenter, 1857
- Teinostoma atomaria (A. Adams, 1861)
- Teinostoma avunculus Pilsbry, 1953
- Teinostoma azoricum (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
- Teinostoma bibbianum Dall, 1919
- Teinostoma biscaynense Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
- Teinostoma carbonnieri Jousseaume, 1881
- Teinostoma carinicallus Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946
- Teinostoma cecinella Dall, 1919
- Teinostoma ciskae Faber, 1995
- Teinostoma clavium Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
- Teinostoma cocolitoris Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
- Teinostoma concavaxis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma ecuadorianum Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941
- Teinostoma esmeralda Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma fernandesi Rubio & Rolán, 1991
- Teinostoma floridense (Dall, 1927)
- Teinostoma funiculatum Rubio & Rolán, 1991
- Teinostoma gallegosi Jordan, 1936
- Teinostoma goniogyrus Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
- Teinostoma hemphilli Strong & Hertlein, 1939
- Teinostoma herbertianum Hertlein & Strong, 1951
- Teinostoma imperfectum Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma incertum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
- Teinostoma invallatum (Carpenter, 1864)
- Teinostoma lampetes Pilsbry & Olsson, 1952
- Teinostoma lerema Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
- Teinostoma lirulatum (Carpenter, 1857)
- Teinostoma lituspalmarum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
- Teinostoma megastoma (C. B. Adams, 1850)
- Teinostoma millepunctatum Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma minusculum (Bush, 1897)
- Teinostoma morlierei Jousseaume, 1872
- Teinostoma narina Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma ochsneri Strong & Hertlein, 1939
- Teinostoma pallidulum (Carpenter, 1847)
- Teinostoma parvicallum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
- Teinostoma percarinatum Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma politum A. Adams, 1853
- Teinostoma rarum Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma reclusum Dall, 1889
- Teinostoma sapiella Dall, 1919
- Teinostoma solidum Dall, 1889
- Teinostoma soror Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma substriatum Carpenter, 1857
- Teinostoma sulcatum (Carpenter, 1857)
- Teinostoma supravallatum (Carpenter, 1864)
- Teinostoma tectispira Pilsbry, 1953
- Teinostoma tumens (Carpenter, 1857)
- Teinostoma ultimum Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
- Teinostoma umbilicatum (H. C. Lea, 1843)
- Teinostoma zacae Hertlein & Strong, 1951
- Species brought into synonymy
- Teinostoma dalli Dautzenberg, 1912 : synonym of Leucorhynchia punctata (Jousseaume, 1872)
- Teinostoma emmeles Melvill, 1910: synonym of Eunaticina emmeles (Melvill, 1910)
- Teinostoma modesta Dall, 1889: synonym of Dillwynella modesta (Dall, 1889)
- Teinostoma punctatum Jousseaume, 1872: synonym of Leucorhynchia punctata (Jousseaume, 1872)
References
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
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