Pyrgulina


Pyrgulina is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Chrysallidinae of the family Odostomiidae.

General description

The whorls of the teleoconch are sculptured similarly throughout. Varices are absent. The shell is marked with strong axial ribs which extend from the summit to the umbilical area The spiral markings consist of impressed lines. The fine, incised spiral striations are subequally spaced and present at the intercostal spaces between the sutures and on the base of the whorls.

Species

Species within the genus Pyrgulina include:Pyrgulina adducta Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina affinis Laseron, 1959Pyrgulina altiminima Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina alveata Pyrgulina alveatoides Pyrgulina amabilis Saurin, 1959Pyrgulina anacra Saurin, 1959Pyrgulina angustacostae Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina anodyna Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina archetypum Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina arfica Pyrgulina arguta Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina bantama van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996Pyrgulina bertae Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina bifariam Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina brenda Pyrgulina buriti Saurin, 1961Pyrgulina butoli Saurin, 1961Pyrgulina caledonica Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina calendalis Saurin, 1959Pyrgulina cambodgiensis Saurin, 1961Pyrgulina canalicia Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina carbonellae Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina carmeloi Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020Pyrgulina casta Pyrgulina cataplexis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina cheveyi Saurin, 1959Pyrgulina circumducta Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina clatrorum Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina collectitia Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina colligata Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina columna Pyrgulina comacum Melvill, 1910Pyrgulina conciliata Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina concinna Pyrgulina condensa Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina condita Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020Pyrgulina congressa Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina congruens Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina consimilis Pyrgulina consobrina Pyrgulina corpuslevis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina cumstantes Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina dactyliformis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina deambulans Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina debiliformis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina decussata A. Adams, 1863Pyrgulina densecostata Pyrgulina diductacostae Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina difficilis Saurin, 1958Pyrgulina diffidenter Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina dilata Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina dimidia Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina dimidiata Pyrgulina disposita Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina dissensionis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina dissimiliter Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina districta Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina divulgata Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina dominicae Saurin, 1959Pyrgulina dozouli Saurin, 1959Pyrgulina ductaspiralis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina durabilis van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996Pyrgulina eccrita Melvill, 1910Pyrgulina edana Melvill, 1910Pyrgulina elegantisformae Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina epentromidea Melvill, 1899Pyrgulina epitoniformis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina erecta Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020Pyrgulina excellenter Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina exceptionis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina exoleta Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina fasciesfabae Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina filocincta Pyrgulina fischeri Hornung & Mermod, 1925Pyrgulina flexicostae Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina formaviscala Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina fusiformis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina granum Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina grovesi Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina hervierioides Pyrgulina honmungensis Saurin, 1959Pyrgulina interstriata Pyrgulina isae Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020Pyrgulina jullieni Dautzenberg, 1912Pyrgulina kampotensis Saurin, 1961Pyrgulina kempermani Pyrgulina kepensis Saurin, 1962Pyrgulina krempfi Saurin, 1959Pyrgulina lacrima Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020Pyrgulina lafollettei Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina lagoenae Peñas & Rolán, 2017Pyrgulina lagrandierei Saurin, 1959
;Species brought into synonymy :Pyrgulina abbreviata Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Turbonilla amoena Pyrgulina angulosa Monterosato, 1889: synonym of Parthenina angulosa Pyrgulina approximans Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Kongsrudia approximans Pyrgulina bavayi Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Kongsrudia gruveli Pyrgulina bartschi Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of Egilina callista Pyrgulina bavayi Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Kongsrudia gruveli Pyrgulina brevicula Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Chrysallida monterosatii : synonym of Parthenina monterosatii Pyrgulina brusinai Cossmann, 1921: synonym of Chrysallida incerta Pyrgulina callista Mevill, 1893: synonym of Egilina callista Pyrgulina claudoni Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of Numaegilina claudoni Pyrgulina connexa Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Chrysallida connexa Pyrgulina cossmanni Hornung & Mermod, 1924: synonym of Besla cossmanni Pyrgulina costulata : synonym of Pyrgulina pupaeformis Pyrgulina crystallopecta Melvill, 1910: synonym of Pyrgiscus crystallopectus Pyrgulina dautzenbergi Melvill, 1910: synonym of Polemicella dautzenbergi Pyrgulina decorata : synonym of Chrysallida decorata Pyrgulina denticula Coen, 1933: synonym of Chrysallida terebellum : synonym of Parthenina terebellum Pyrgulina edgarii Melvill, 1896: synonym of Turbonilla edgarii )Pyrgulina epentroma ): synonym of Costabieta epentroma )Pyrgulina fannyae Saurin, 1959: synonym of Linopyrga fannyae Pyrgulina feriarum Saurin, 1959: synonym of Linopyrga feriarum Pyrgulina gemmifera Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906: synonym of Liamorpha gemmifera Pyrgulina germaini Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of Odostomella germaini Pyrgulina germaini Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Pyrgulina substituta Dautzenberg, 1913Pyrgulina givenchyi Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Chrysallida jullieni Pyrgulina gliriella Melvill & Standen, 1896: synonym of Herviera gliriella Pyrgulina humilis : synonym of Quirella humilis Pyrgulina indistincta : synonym of Parthenina indistincta Pyrgulina infrasulcata Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Odetta sulcata Pyrgulina lamyi Dautzenberg, 1912 : synonym of Pyrgulina mutata Dautzenberg, 1912Pyrgulina lamyi Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of Egilina lamyi Pyrgulina manorae : synonym of Turbonilla manorae Melvill, 1898: synonym of Turbonilla mumia Pyrgulina monicae Saurin, 1958: synonym of Parthenina monicae Pyrgulina montbruni Saurin, 1959: synonym of Pyrgulina pupaeformis Pyrgulina muinamensis Saurin, 1959: synonym of Pyrgulina pupaeformis Pyrgulina mutata Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Kongsrudia mutata Pyrgulina nigraerupis Saurin, 1959 : synonym of Pyrgulina tenerrima Pyrgulina perscalata : synonym of Linopyrga perscalata Pyrgulina perspectiva Hedley, 1902: synonym of Egilina callista Pyrgulina polemica Melvill, 1910: synonym of Polemicella polemica Pyrgulina prestoni Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of Egilina prestoni Pyrgulina pretiosa Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: synonym of Miralda pretiosa Pyrgulina pretiosa : synonym of Pyrgulina sowerbyi van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996 Pyrgulina primitractus Saurin, 1959: synonym of Linopyrga primitractus Pyrgulina pura Saurin, 1961: synonym of Chrysallida pura Pyrgulina pygmaea Thiele, 1925: synonym of Pyrgulina bantama van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996Pyrgulina sculptatissima Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Miralda elegans : synonym of Liamorpha elegans Pyrgulina sinus Saurin, 1959: synonym of Linopyrga sinus Pyrgulina senex Hedley, 1902: synonym of Miralda senex Pyrgulina sowerbyi van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996: synonym of Pyrgulina pretiosa''