Pusionella
| Pusionella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Pusionella Gray, 1847 |
Pusionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.[1]
Description
The fusiform shell is solid, smooth and shining, with numerous whorls. The spire is sharp. The lip lacks an anal sinus. The siphonal canal is short, and 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
- Pusionella haasi Dautzenberg, 1912:[15] synonym of Pusionella valida (Dunker, 1852)
- Pusionella kraepelini Strebel, 1914 : synonym of Clavatula kraepelini (Strebel, 1914)
- Pusionella scripta Nordsieck, 1975 : synonym of Mitrella broderipi (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
References
- ↑ Pusionella Gray, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2011.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 158; 1884
- ↑ Pusionella aculeiformis (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella albocinctus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella buccinatus (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella compacta Strebel, 1914. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella ghanaensis Boyer & Ryall, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella lirata Adams A., 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella lupinus (Philippi, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella nifat (Bruguiere, 1789). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella rapulum Tryon, 1884. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella remorata Sykes, 1905. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella valida (Dunker, 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella vulpina (Born, 1780). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ↑ Pusionella haasi Dautzenberg, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.