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Egilina

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Pyramidelloidea

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Cingulina, Eulimella, Parthenina, Pyramidella, Babella

Egilina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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Description

Species in this genus have strong axial ribs between the sutures which are interrupted at the periphery by a deep spiral sulcus. The intercostal spaces are smooth. The base of the shell is ornamented by spiral keels, the spaces between which are marked by many very slender axial threads.

Species

Species within the genus Egilina include:

  • Egilina alicae (Hornung & Mermod, 1924)
  • Egilina babellina Saurin, 1958
  • Egilina callista (Melvill, 1893)
  • Egilina chasteriana (Melvill, 1910)
  • Egilina gigantea Saurin, 1958
  • Egilina glycisma (Melvill, 1899)
  • Egilina gracilis (Yokoyama, 1926)
  • Egilina kotoeae Hori & Fukuda, 1999
  • Egilina lamyi (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)
  • Egilina mariella (A.Adams, 1860)
  • Egilina mariellaeformis (Nomura, 1938)
  • Egilina prestoni (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)
  • Egilina tenuis Saurin, 1962
  • Synonyms
  • Egilina yabei Nomura, 1936: synomym of Babella yabei (Nomura, 1936)
  • References

    Egilina Wikipedia


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