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 (zoologist)|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.
Species
Species within the genera Mucronalia include:- Mucronalia bicincta A. Adams, 1860
- Mucronalia bizonula Melvill, 1906
- Mucronalia bulimuloides Dall, 1927
- Mucronalia epibathra Melvill, 1906
- Mucronalia exilis A. Adams, 1862
- Mucronalia exquisita G. B. Sowerby III, 1915
- Mucronalia involuta Carpenter, 1865
- Mucronalia lepida Melvill, 1906
- Mucronalia mammillata Dall, 1927
- Mucronalia ophiuraphila Habe, 1974
- Mucronalia oxytenes Melvill, 1904
- Mucronalia rosea Pease, 1860
- Mucronalia trilineata Warén, 1980
- Mucronalia variabilis Schepman, 1913
- Mucronalia interrupta
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Mucronalia aethria Melvill, 1918: synonym of Melanella aethria
- Mucronalia angulata Mandahl-Barth, 1949: synonym of Scalaribalcis angulata
- Mucronalia birtsi Preston, 1904: synonym of Stilifer birtsi
- Mucronalia capillastericola Minichev, 1970: synonym of Goodingia capillastericola
- Mucronalia cylindrica G. B. Sowerby III, 1900: synonym of Hypermastus cylindricus
- Mucronalia eburnea Schepman & Nierstrasz, 1909: synonym of Stilapex eburnea
- Mucronalia gigas Kuroda & Habe, 1950: synonym of Melanella teinostoma
- Mucronalia gracilis Pease, 1867: synonym of Peasistilifer gracilis
- Mucronalia lactea A. Adams, 1864: synonym of Hypermastus lacteus
- Mucronalia leucophaes Tomlin & Schackleford, 1913: synonym of Echineulima leucophaes
- Mucronalia nidorum Pilsbry, 1956: synonym of Sabinella troglodytes
- Mucronalia nitidula Pease, 1860: synonym of Peasistilifer nitidula
- Mucronalia ovata Pease, 1861: synonym of Echineulima ovata
- Mucronalia palmipedis Koehler & Vaney, 1913: synonym of Apicalia palmipedis
- Mucronalia philippinarum G. B. Sowerby III, 1900: synonym of Echineulima philippinarum
- Mucronalia suava Dall, 1927: synonym of Mucronalia mammillata Dall, 1927
- Mucronalia subula A. Adams, 1864: synonym of Hypermastus subula
- Mucronalia varicosa Schepman, 1909: synonym of Goodingia varicosa
- Mucronalia xanthias Watson, 1886: synonym of ''Pelycidion xanthias''