Pyrgiscus rufus

Pyrgiscus rufus
	A shell of Pyrgiscus rufus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Pyrgiscus
Species:	P. rufus
Binomial name
	Pyrgiscus rufus; (Philippi, 1836)
Synonyms
	Chemnitzia densecostata Philippi, 1844; Chemnitzia fasciata Requien, 1848; Melania rufa Philippi, 1836; Parthenia fasciata Forbes, 1844; Pyrgostelis rufa (Philippi, 1836) (recombined); Pyrgostelis rufa var. spectabilis Monterosato, 1884; Pyrgostelis spectabilis Monterosato, 1884; Turbonilla densecostata (Philippi, 1844); Turbonilla formosa scalaroides Nordsieck, 1972; Turbonilla rufa (Philippi, 1836); Turritella danmoniensis Leach in Gray, 1852; Turritella scalaroides Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym);

Pyrgiscus rufus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy[edit]

Whether this species is distinct from Pyrgiscus crenatus (Brown, 1827) is controversial. Both are tentatively distinguished by Reñas & Rolán in Gofas et al. (2011) and by Giannuzzi-Saveli et al. (2014).^[1]

Description[edit]

The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea. Watson's record from Puerto Rico is probably not the same species.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Gofas, S. (2015). Pyrgiscus rufus (Philippi, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836212 on 2015-04-10
^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
^ Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105. (5 June 1997)
^ Watson, R. B. 1886. Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology 15(2): i-v, 1-680, 692-756, 50 pls. Her Majesty's Government: London

Giannuzzi-Savelli R., Pusateri F., Micali, P., Nofroni, I., Bartolini S. (2014). Atlante delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo, vol. 5 (Heterobranchia). Edizioni Danaus, Palermo, pp. 1– 111 with 41 unnumbered plates (figs. 1-363), appendix pp. 1–91.

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[WoRMS-1] Gofas, S. (2015). Pyrgiscus rufus (Philippi, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836212 on 2015-04-10

[2] Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

[3] Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105. (5 June 1997)

[4] Watson, R. B. 1886. Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology 15(2): i-v, 1-680, 692-756, 50 pls. Her Majesty's Government: London

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