Vitreolina

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Vitreolina
Drawing of a shell of Vitreolina perminima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Vitreolina
Monterosato
, 1884
Type species
Eulima incurva Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883
Synonyms
  • Balcis (Vitreolina) Monterosato, 1884
  • Eulima (Vitreolina) Monterosato, 1884

Vitreolina is a

mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.[1]

This genus was first described by

Monterosato
in 1884. He proposed it as a section in the family Eulimidae for some of the Mediterranean species. It contains the small vitreous species without internal varices, with curved
spire and slightly obtuse apex.

Species

Species within the genus Vitreolina include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Vitreolina akauni Habe, 1952: synonym of Eulitoma akauni (Habe, 1952)
  • Vitreolina dautzenbergi (Pallary, 1900): synonym of Curveulima dautzenbergi (Pallary, 1900)
  • Vitreolina devians Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Curveulima devians (Monterosato, 1884)
  • Vitreolina incurvata [sic]: synonym of Vitreolina incurva (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883)
  • Vitreolina levantina Oliverio, Buzzurro & Villa, 1994: synonym of Melanella levantina (Oliverio, Buzzurro & Villa, 1994)
  • Vitreolina nishimurai Habe, 1958 : synonym of Eulitoma nishimurai (Habe, 1958)
  • Vitreolina petitiana (Brusina, 1869): synonym of Melanella petitiana (Brusina, 1869)
  • Vitreolina philippii (Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854): synonym of Vitreolina philippi (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854)
Taxon inquirendum
  • Vitreolina kowiensis (Turton, 1932)

References

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vitreolina Monterosato, 1884". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 16 August 2013.

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