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Cirsonella

Cirsonella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Skeneidae.

Description

(Original description by G. Angas) The minute, smooth shell is globosely turbinate. It is narrowly umbilicated. The aperture is circular. The continuous peristome is slightly thickened.

Species

Species within the genus Cirsonella include:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Cirsonella accelerans <small>C. A. Fleming, 1948</small>: synonym of Cirsonella variecostata <small>Powell, 1940</small>
  • Cirsonella australis <small>Angas, 1877</small>: synonym of Cirsonella weldii <small>(Tenison-Woods, 1877)</small>
  • Cirsonella granum <small>Murdoch and Suter, 1906</small>: synonym of Lissotesta granum <small>(Murdoch & Suter, 1906)</small>
  • Cirsonella kerguelenensis [sic]: synonym of Cirsonella kerguelensis <small>Thiele, 1912</small>
  • Cirsonella lata <small>(Laseron, 1954)</small>: synonym of Wanganella lata <small>(Laseron, 1954)</small>
  • Cirsonella naticoides <small>(Hedley, 1907)</small>: synonym of Cirsonella weldii <small>(Tenison Woods, 1877)</small>
  • Cirsonella neozelanica <small>Murdoch, 1899</small>: synonym of Suterilla neozelanica <small>(Murdoch, 1899)</small>
  • Cirsonella perplexa <small>Laseron, 1954</small>: synonym of Cirsonella reflecta <small>Laseron, 1954</small>
  • Cirsonella simplex <small>Powell, 1937</small>: synonym of Acremodontina simplex <small>(Powell, 1937)</small>
  • Cirsonella translucida <small>May, 1915</small>: synonym of Acremodontina translucida <small>(May, 1915)</small>

References

  • Angas, 1877 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1877: 38
  • Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11 : 1-109
  • Lozouet, P., 1998. Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur d'Aquitaine (sud-ouest de la France). Cossmanniana 5(3-4): 61-102
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp.&nbsp;180–213
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp

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