Egila

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

This genus was previously placed in the tribe Chrysallidini of the family Odostomiidae. It has both extant and fossil (Cenozoic) members.

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 most likely to be ectoparasites.

Species

Species within the genus Egila include:

• † Egila arcuata <small>Laws, 1941</small>
• Egila australis <small>Laseron, 1959</small>
• Egila curtisensis <small>Laseron, 1959</small>
• Egila ektopa <small>Pimenta & Absalão, 2004</small>
• Egila lacunata <small>(Carpenter, 1857)</small> - type species, as Odostomia (Parthenia) lacunata
• Egila poppei <small>(Dall & Bartsch, 1909)</small>
• Egila univestis <small>Laseron, 1959</small>
• Egila virginiae <small>van Regteren Altena, 1975</small>

• Egila articulata <small>(Hedley, 1909)</small> : synonym of Besla articulata <small>(Hedley, 1909)</small>
• Egila mayii <small>(Tate, 1898)</small>: synonym of Chrysallida mayii <small>(Tate, 1898)</small>
• Egila spiralis <small>Laseron, 1959</small> : synonym of Chrysallida spiralis <small>(Laseron, 1959)</small>
• Egila typica <small>Laseron, 1959</small> : synonym of Parthenina typica <small>(Laseron, 1959)</small> (original combination)

The species of Egila from Brazil have been reviewed by Piementa & Absalão (2004).

References

• Robba E. (2013) Tertiary and Quaternary fossil pyramidelloidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica 144: 1-191