Microglyphis

Microglyphis
	Microglyphis japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Ringiculimorpha
Family:	Ringiculidae
Genus:	Microglyphis; Dall, 1902
Synonyms
	Actaeon (Microglyphis) Dall, 1902 superseded rank; Acteon (Microglyphis) Dall, 1902 superseded rank; Hyporingicula Habe, 1952 junior subjective synonym;

Microglyphis is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Ringiculidae.

Members of this species have thin shells. The ribs on the shell are wider than Ringicula, but the shell lack a thickly callused aperture. The shell does not have posterior nor anterior notches.

Distribution

The species of this genus are found in East and Northwest Pacific Ocean.

Species

† Microglyphis angulata Helwerda, 2015
Microglyphis brevicula (Dall, 1902)
Microglyphis curtula (Dall, 1890)
Microglyphis edgari Poppe, 2025
Microglyphis furukawai Kuroda, 1961
Microglyphis globularis (E.A.Smith, 1875)
Microglyphis hasegawai Chaban, Kano, Fukumori & Chernyshev, 2018
Microglyphis japonica (Habe, 1952)
Microglyphis mazatlanica (Dall, 1908)
Microglyphis michelleae Valdés, 2019
† Microglyphis miranda Lozouet, 1999
Microglyphis perconica (Dall, 1890)
Microglyphis sabrinae Valdés, 2019

Synonyms

Microglyphis breviculus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis brevicula (Dall, 1902) (incorrect gender ending)
Microglyphis estuarina (Dall, 1908): synonym of Microglyphis brevicula (Dall, 1902) (junior subjective synonym)
Microglyphis estuarinus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis estuarina (Dall, 1908) : synonym of Microglyphis brevicula (Dall, 1902) (incorrect gender ending)
Microglyphis japonicus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis japonica (Habe, 1952) (incorrect gender ending)
Microglyphis mazatlanicus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis mazatlanica (Dall, 1908) (incorrect gender ending)
† Microglyphis mirandus Lozouet, 1999 : synonym of † Microglyphis miranda Lozouet, 1999 † (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
Microglyphis noguchii Kuroda, 1961: synonym of Microglyphis japonica (Habe, 1952)
Microglyphis perconicus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis perconica (Dall, 1890) (incorrect gender ending)

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Microglyphis Dall, 1902". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
1 2 3 4 Chaban, Elena M.; Kano, Yasunori; Fukumori, Hiroaki; Chernyshev, Alexei V. (2018-08-01). "Deep-sea gastropods of the family Ringiculidae (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) from the Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril–Kamchatka Trench, and adjacent waters with the description of three new species". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. The Russian-German deep-sea expedition SokhoBio (Sea of Okhotsk Biodiversity Studies). 154: 197–213. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.11.008. ISSN 0967-0645.
↑ Valdés, A. (2019). "Northeast Pacific benthic shelled sea slugs". Zoosymposia. 13: 249. Retrieved 7 May 2026.

Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.

[GBIF-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Microglyphis Dall, 1902". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 4 Chaban, Elena M.; Kano, Yasunori; Fukumori, Hiroaki; Chernyshev, Alexei V. (2018-08-01). "Deep-sea gastropods of the family Ringiculidae (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) from the Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril–Kamchatka Trench, and adjacent waters with the description of three new species". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. The Russian-German deep-sea expedition SokhoBio (Sea of Okhotsk Biodiversity Studies). 154: 197–213. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.11.008. ISSN 0967-0645.

[3] Valdés, A. (2019). "Northeast Pacific benthic shelled sea slugs". Zoosymposia. 13: 249. Retrieved 7 May 2026.

Microglyphis

Microglyphis japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Ringiculimorpha
Family:	Ringiculidae
Genus:	Microglyphis Dall, 1902
Synonyms
Actaeon (Microglyphis) Dall, 1902 superseded rank Acteon (Microglyphis) Dall, 1902 superseded rank Hyporingicula Habe, 1952 junior subjective synonym