Photinula

Photinula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Photinula
Photinula blakei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Photinula

Adams, 1854
Synonyms[1]
  • Kingotrochus Ihering, 1902
  • Photina H. Adams & A. Adams in A. Adams, 1851

Species

Species within the genus Photinula include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Photinula achilles Strebel, 1908:[2] synonym of Margarella achilles (Strebel, 1908)
  • Photinula antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854): synonym of Cantharidus antipoda antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
  • Photinula decepta Odhner, N.H.J., 1924: synonym of Cantharidus antipoda antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
  • Photinula expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838):[3] synonym of Margarella expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838)
  • Photinula steineni Strebel, 1905:[4] synonym of Margarella steineni (Strebel, 1905)

References
  1. Photinula Adams, 1854. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 December 2012.
  2. Photinula achilles Strebel, 1908. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  3. Photinula expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  4. Photinula steineni Strebel, 1905. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  • Linse, Katrin (1999). "Mollusca of the Magellan Region; a checklist of the species and their distribution". Scientia Marina. 63 (1): 399–407. doi:10.3989/scimar.1999.63s1399. Retrieved 2010-07-11.


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