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Vitreolina

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Vitreolina
Drawing of a shell of Vitreolina perminima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Vitreolina
Monterosato, 1884
Type species
Eulima incurva Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883
Synonyms
  • Balcis (Vitreolina) Monterosato, 1884
  • Eulima (Vitreolina) Monterosato, 1884

Vitreolina is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.[1]

This genus was first described by Monterosato in 1884. He proposed it as a section in the family Eulimidae for some of the Mediterranean species. It contains the small vitreous species without internal varices, with curved spire and slightly obtuse apex.

Species

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Species within the genus Vitreolina include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Vitreolina akauni Habe, 1952: synonym of Eulitoma akauni (Habe, 1952)
  • Vitreolina dautzenbergi (Pallary, 1900): synonym of Curveulima dautzenbergi (Pallary, 1900)
  • Vitreolina devians Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Curveulima devians (Monterosato, 1884)
  • Vitreolina incurvata [sic]: synonym of Vitreolina incurva (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883)
  • Vitreolina levantina Oliverio, Buzzurro & Villa, 1994: synonym of Melanella levantina (Oliverio, Buzzurro & Villa, 1994)
  • Vitreolina nishimurai Habe, 1958 : synonym of Eulitoma nishimurai (Habe, 1958)
  • Vitreolina petitiana (Brusina, 1869): synonym of Melanella petitiana (Brusina, 1869)
  • Vitreolina philippii (Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854): synonym of Vitreolina philippi (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854)
Taxon inquirendum
  • Vitreolina kowiensis (Turton, 1932)

References

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  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vitreolina Monterosato, 1884". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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