Polygireulima
Polygireulima is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.
This genus was first described as Acicularia by Tommaso [di Maria Allery Monterosato|Monterosato] in 1884, a name ruled invalid as a homonym of several prior names. In 1984, Anders Warén's "A generic revision of the family Eulimidae " synonymised Acicularia with Federico Sacco's 1892 description of Polygireulima.
Species
Species within the Polygireulima genera include:- † Polygireulima deshayesi
- Polygireulima rutila Carpenter, 1864
- † Polygireulima spina
- Polygireulima amblytera Verrill & Bush, 1900: synonym of Melanella amblytera
- Polygireulima monterosatoi : synonym of Melanella pyramidalis
- Polygireulima polita : synonym of ''Melanella polita''