Pyrgiscus rufus

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

Pyrgiscus rufus
A shell of Pyrgiscus rufus
Scientific classification
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)

Taxonomy

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

The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution

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

References
  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
  • 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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