Papuliscala

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Papuliscala
Shell of Papuliscala dictyophora (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Papuliscala
de Boury, 1911
Type species
Acirsa praelonga Jeffreys, 1877
Synonyms[1]
  • Pustuliscala de Boury, 1921 (An incorrect subsequent spelling and/or a junior objective synonym of Papuliscala)
  • Scala (Papuliscala) de Boury, 1911 (original rank)

Papuliscala is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Epitoniidae of the superfamily Epitonioidea, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies.[1]

Species[edit]

Species within the genus Papuliscala include:

Synonymized species
  • Papuliscala annectens (A. W. B. Powell, 1951): synonym of Gregorioiscala annectens (A. W. B. Powell, 1951)
  • Papuliscala nordestina S. Lima & Christoffersen, 2013: synonym of Papuliscala elongata (R. B. Watson, 1881)
  • Papuliscala scalariformis (de Folin, 1877): synonym of Papuliscala praelonga (Jeffreys, 1877)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2010). Papuliscala de Boury, 1911 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137950 on 2011-01-23
  • 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
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
  • Hoffman L., Gofas S. & Freiwald A. (2020). Ten new species in Papuliscala de Boury, 1911 (Gastropoda, Epitoniidae) from the South Azorean Seamount Chain. Iberus. 38(1): 29–53.