Ptycheulimella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Subfamily: | Syrnolinae |
Tribe: | Syrnolini |
Genus: |
Ptycheulimella Sacco, 1892 [1] |
Type species | |
Tornatella pyramidata Deshayes. | |
Synonyms | |
Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) Sacco, 1892 |
Ptycheulimella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [2]
The shell has an elongate-conic shape. The axial sculpture consists of obsolete ribs, frequently only shown in the early turns of the teleoconch. Spiral sculpture, if present, consists of microscopic striations only. [3]
Species within the genus Ptycheulimella include: [2]