Mucronalia

Mucronalia is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.

This genus was first described in 1860 by Arthur Adams in his paper, "On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan".

These sea snails are thought to be parasitic on ophiuroids (brittle stars).

Species

Species within the genera Mucronalia include:

• Mucronalia bicincta <small>A. Adams, 1860</small> (Type taxon)
• Mucronalia bizonula <small>Melvill, 1906</small>
• Mucronalia bulimuloides <small>Dall, 1927</small>
• Mucronalia epibathra <small>Melvill, 1906</small>
• Mucronalia exilis <small>A. Adams, 1862</small>
• Mucronalia exquisita <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1915</small>
• Mucronalia involuta <small>Carpenter, 1865</small>
• Mucronalia lepida <small>Melvill, 1906</small>
• Mucronalia mammillata <small>Dall, 1927</small>
• Mucronalia ophiuraphila <small>Habe, 1974</small>
• Mucronalia oxytenes <small>Melvill, 1904</small>
• Mucronalia rosea <small>Pease, 1860</small>
• Mucronalia trilineata <small>Warén, 1980</small>
• Mucronalia variabilis <small>Schepman, 1913</small>

• Mucronalia interrupta <small>(A. Adams, 1864)</small>

• Mucronalia tumida ^{Pease MS, Tryon, 1886}

• Mucronalia aethria <small>Melvill, 1918</small>: synonym of Melanella aethria <small>(Melvill, 1918)</small>
• Mucronalia angulata <small>Mandahl-Barth, 1949</small>: synonym of Scalaribalcis angulata <small>(Mandahl-Barth, 1949)</small>
• Mucronalia birtsi <small>Preston, 1904</small>: synonym of Stilifer birtsi <small>(Preston, 1904)</small>
• Mucronalia capillastericola <small>Minichev, 1970</small>: synonym of Goodingia capillastericola <small>(Minichev, 1970)</small>
• Mucronalia cylindrica <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1900</small>: synonym of Hypermastus cylindricus <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)</small>
• Mucronalia eburnea <small>Schepman & Nierstrasz, 1909</small>: synonym of Stilapex eburnea (<small>Schepman & Nierstrasz, 1909)</small>
• Mucronalia gigas <small>Kuroda & Habe, 1950</small>: synonym of Melanella teinostoma <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small>
• Mucronalia gracilis <small>Pease, 1867</small>: synonym of Peasistilifer gracilis <small>(Pease, 1867)</small>
• Mucronalia lactea <small>A. Adams, 1864</small>: synonym of Hypermastus lacteus <small>(A. Adams, 1864)</small>
• Mucronalia leucophaes <small>Tomlin & Schackleford, 1913</small>: synonym of Echineulima leucophaes <small>(Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913)</small>
• Mucronalia nidorum <small>Pilsbry, 1956</small>: synonym of Sabinella troglodytes <small>(Thiele, 1925)</small>
• Mucronalia nitidula <small>Pease, 1860</small>: synonym of Peasistilifer nitidula <small>(Pease, 1860)</small>
• Mucronalia ovata <small>Pease, 1861</small>: synonym of Echineulima ovata <small>(Pease, 1861)</small>
• Mucronalia palmipedis <small>Koehler & Vaney, 1913</small>: synonym of Apicalia palmipedis <small>(Koehler & Vaney, 1913)</small>
• Mucronalia philippinarum <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1900</small>: synonym of Echineulima philippinarum <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)</small>
• Mucronalia suava <small>Dall, 1927</small>: synonym of Mucronalia mammillata <small>Dall, 1927</small>
• Mucronalia subula <small>A. Adams, 1864</small>: synonym of Hypermastus subula <small>(A. Adams, 1864)</small>
• Mucronalia varicosa <small>Schepman, 1909</small>: synonym of Goodingia varicosa <small>(Schepman, 1909)</small>
• Mucronalia xanthias <small>Watson, 1886</small>: synonym of Pelycidion xanthias <small>(Watson, 1888)</small>

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