Polygireulima

Polygireulima
Shell of Polygireulima rutila(specimen at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Polygireulima
Sacco, 1892
Synonyms
  • Acicularia Monterosato, 1884 (Invalid: junior homonym of Acicularia d'Archiac, 1837 [Porifera] and several others)
  • Eulima (Polygireulima) Sacco, 1892 superseded rank
  • Eulima (Polygyreulima) [sic] misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
  • Melanella (Polygyreulima) [sic] misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
  • Polygyreulima misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (incorrect subsequent spelling of...)
  • Strombiformis (Polygireulima) Sacco, 1892 superseded rank

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 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 (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)" synonymised Acicularia with Federico Sacco's 1892 description of Polygireulima.

Species

Species within the Polygireulima genera include:

Species brought into synonymy
A parasite of echinoderms, existing in subtidal habitats in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". Marinespecies.org. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polygireulima Sacco, 1892". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Polygireulima amblytera". Zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ecosystems where Polygireulima amblytera occurs - Polygireulima amblytera". Sealifebase.fisheries.ubc.ca. Retrieved 16 August 2013.