Eupyrgulina

Taxobox
name = "Eupyrgulina"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
subclassis = Orthogastropoda
ordo = Heterostropha
superfamilia = Pyramidelloidea
familia = Pyramidellidae
subfamilia = Chrysallidinae
genus = "Eupyrgulina"
genus_authority = Melvill, 1910
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Eupyrgulina" is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. This genus is currently placed in the family Odostomiidae, in the subfamily Chrysallidinae.

Distribution

The genus mainly occurs in the Arabian Sea.

Life habits

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.

pecies within the genus "Eupyrgulina"

* "Eupyrgulina dautzenbergi" (Melvill, 1910)
* "Eupyrgulina casta" (A. Adams)
* "Eupyrgulina comacum" (Melvill, 1910)
* ...

References

* cite journal
author = Melvill, J. C.
year = 1910
date=
title = 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
journal = Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London
volume = 8
issue =
pages = 171–207
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doi =