This taxon may be invalid (unaccepted). (Jan 2019) |
Eupyrgulina is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks in the tribe Chrysallidini within the family Pyramidellidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Tribe: | Chrysallidini |
| Genus: | Eupyrgulina Melvill, 1910[1] |
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Distribution edit
The genus mainly occurs in the Arabian Sea.
Life habits edit
Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are ectoparasites.
Species edit
Species within the genus Eupyrgulina include:
- Eupyrgulina dautzenbergi (Melvill, 1910)
- Eupyrgulina casta (A. Adams)
- Eupyrgulina comacum (Melvill, 1910)
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References edit
- ^ Melvill J. C. (1910). "A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F. W. Townsend (1893-1900) with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 8: 171–207.