Pristiterebra

Pristiterebra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Nomenclature

The name Pristiterebra is not available (no description, no type species designation) from Taki & Oyama, 1954 (Palaeontological Society of Japan, Special Papers 2: 28). It was given precedence over the simultaneously published Laeviacus by First Reviser's choice by Terryn & Holford, 2009, Visaya, suppl. 3; 46.

Species

Species within the genus Pristiterebra include:

• Pristiterebra bifrons <small>(Hinds, 1844)</small>
• Pristiterebra frausseni <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Terryn, 2009</small>
• Pristiterebra miranda <small>(E.A. Smith, 1873)</small>
• Pristiterebra pustulosa <small>(E.A. Smith, 1879)</small>
• † Pristiterebra tsuboiana <small>(Yokoyama, 1922)</small>
• Pristiterebra tuberculosa <small>(Hinds, 1844)</small>

• Pristiterebra glauca <small>(Hinds, 1844)</small>: synonym of Neoterebra glauca <small>(Hinds, 1844)</small>
• Pristiterebra macleani <small>(Bratcher, 1988)</small>: synonym of Partecosta macleani <small>(Bratcher, 1988)</small>
• Pristiterebra milelinae <small>(Aubry, 1999)</small>: synonym of Terebra bellanodosa <small>Grabau & S. G. King, 1928</small>
• Pristiterebra petiveriana <small>(Deshayes, 1857)</small>: synonym of Neoterebra petiveriana <small>(Deshayes, 1857)</small>

References

• Oyama K. (1961). On some new facts of the taxonomy of Terebridae. Venus. 21(2): 176-189
• Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

External links

• Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies