Cylindriscala is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.[1]

Cylindriscala
Shell of Cylindriscala mirifica (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Cylindriscala
de Boury, 1909
Type species
Scala fulgens de Boury, 1909
Synonyms
  • Lampropalia Kuroda & Ito, 1961
  • Scala (Cylindriscala) de Boury, 1909 (original rank)
  • Torquatiscala de Boury, 1912

Species

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According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Cylindriscala :[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Cylindriscala fulgens (de Boury, 1909) : synonym of Cylindriscala acus (R. B. Watson, 1883)
  • Cylindriscala funiculata (R. B. Watson, 1883) : synonym of Punctiscala watsoni (de Boury, 1911)
  • Cylindriscala grimaldii (Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897) : synonym of Cylindriscala jeffreysi (Tryon, 1887)
  • Cylindriscala solidula (Monterosato, 1875) : synonym of Cylindriscala acus (R. B. Watson, 1883)
  • Cylindriscala watsoni (de Boury, 1911) : synonym of Punctiscala watsoni (de Boury, 1911)

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cylindriscala de Boury, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137941 on 2020-10-04
  • Kuroda, T. & Itô, K. (1961) Molluscan shells from southern Kii. Venus, 21, 243–267, 2 pls.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213.
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
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