Cyrillia aequalis

Cyrillia aequalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Cyrillia aequalis
Shell of Cyrillia aequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Cyrillia
Species:
C. aequalis
Binomial name
Cyrillia aequalis
(Jeffreys, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cenodagreutes aethus E. H. Smith, 1967
  • Defrancia aequalis Jeffreys, 1867
  • Defrancia linearis var. aequalis Jeffreys, 1867
  • Mangelia linearis var. intermedia Forbes & Hanley, 1853
  • Raphitoma aequalis (Jeffreys, 1867)
  • Raphitoma linearis aequalis (Jeffreys, 1867)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Norway to the Western Mediterranean

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Cyrillia aequalis (Jeffreys, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1389219 on 2019-11-24
  • 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
  • Jeffreys J.G. (1862-1869). British conchology. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst]
  • Jeffreys J.G. (1862-1869). British conchology. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst] ]
  • Fassio, G.; Russini, V.; Pusateri, F.; Giannuzzi-Savelli, R.; Høisæter, T.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2019). An assessment of Raphitoma and allied genera (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies
  • Gastropods.com: Raphitoma aequalis
  • Natural History Museum, Rotterdam: Raphitoma aequalis
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.



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