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Pyrgiscus

Pyrgiscus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbonillinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Species

Species within the genus Pyrgiscus include:

The following species were brought into synonymy:
  • Pyrgiscus aulicus <small>(Dall & Bartsch, 1906)</small>: synonym of Turbonilla aulica <small>Dall & Bartsch, 1906</small>
  • Pyrgiscus bisculpta [sic]: synonym of Pyrgiscus bisculptus<small> (Nomura, 1937)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus bowensis [sic]: synonym of Turbonilla bowenensis <small>Laseron, 1959</small>
  • † Pyrgiscus discors <small>P. A. Maxwell, 1988</small> : synonym of † Turriscala discors <small>(P. A. Maxwell, 1988)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus erna<small> (Thiele, 1925)</small>: synonym of Pyrgiscus thielei <small>van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996</small> (Invalid: based on junior homonym of Turbonilla erna <small>Bartsch, 1915</small>; Pyrgiscus thielei is a replacement name)
  • Pyrgiscus flexicosta <small>Laseron, 1951</small>: synonym of Turbonilla flexicosta <small>(Laseron, 1951)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus fulvizonatus <small> (Melvill, 1910)</small>: synonym of Turbonilla fulvizonata <small>Nomura, 1938</small>
  • Pyrgiscus gravicosta <small>Laseron, 1951</small>: synonym of Turbonilla gravicosta <small>(Laseron, 1951)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus hataiana [sic]: synonym of Pyrgiscus hataianus<small> (Nomura, 1937)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus hedleyi <small>Laseron, 1951</small>: synonym of Turbonilla hedleyi <small>(Laseron, 1951)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus infans <small>Laseron, 1951</small>: synonym of Graphis infans <small>(Laseron, 1951)</small> (original combination)
  • Pyrgiscus microscopica <small>(Laseron, 1959)</small>: synonym of Turbonilla mumia <small>(A. Adams, 1861)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus mirandus <small>Saurin, 1959</small>: synonym of Turbonilla funiculata <small>de Folin, 1868</small>
  • Pyrgiscus mumia <small>(A. Adams, 1861)</small>: synonym of Turbonilla mumia <small>(A. Adams, 1861)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus optima [sic]: synonym of Pyrgiscus optimus <small>(Nomura, 1936)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus pacifica [sic]: synonym of Pyrgiscus pacificus <small>(Yokoyama, 1922)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus pinguis <small>Laseron, 1951</small>: synonym of Turbonilla pinguis <small>(Laseron, 1951)</small>
  • Pyrgiscus sumneri <small>(Bartsch, 1909)</small>: synonym of Turbonilla sumneri <small>Bartsch, 1909</small>

References

  • Robba, E. (2013). Tertiary and Quaternary fossil pyramidelloidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica. 144: 1-191.
  • Landau B.M. & LaFollette P.I. (2015). The Pyramidellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Miocene Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. Cainozoic Research. 15(1-2): 13-54.

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