Egilina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
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 <small>(Hornung & Mermod, 1924)</small>
- Egilina babellina <small>Saurin, 1958</small>
- Egilina callista <small>(Melvill, 1893)</small>
- Egilina chasteriana <small>(Melvill, 1910)</small>
- Egilina gigantea <small>Saurin, 1958</small>
- Egilina glycisma <small>(Melvill, 1899)</small>
- Egilina gracilis <small>(Yokoyama, 1926)</small>
- Egilina kotoeae <small>Hori & Fukuda, 1999</small>
- Egilina lamyi <small>(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)</small>
- Egilina mariella <small>(A.Adams, 1860)</small>
- Egilina mariellaeformis <small>(Nomura, 1938)</small>
- Egilina prestoni <small>(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)</small>
- Egilina tenuis <small>Saurin, 1962</small>
Synonyms:
- Egilina yabei <small>Nomura, 1936</small>: synonym of Babella yabei <small>(Nomura, 1936)</small>
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