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seila

{{short description|Genus of molluscs}}

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|taxon = Seila

|image = Seila crocea 001.jpg

|image_caption = A shell of Seila crocea

|authority = A. Adams, 1861Adams A. (1861). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)7: 131.

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  • Cerithiella (Seila) ·
  • Cerithiopsis (Seila) A. Adams, 1861
  • Cinctella Monterosato, 1884
  • Hebeseila Finlay, 1926
  • Lyroseila Finlay, 1928
  • Notoseila Finlay, 1926
  • Seila (Hebeseila) Finlay, 1926
  • Seila (Lyroseila) Finlay, 1928
  • Seila (Notoseila) Finlay, 1926

|type_species= Triphoris dextroversus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850

|display_parents= 3

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Seila is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Seila A. Adams, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137771 on 2021-07-04

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Seila:

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The Indo-Pacific Molluscan database also includes the following species with names in current use:[http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/9923 OBIS : Seila]

; Species brought into synonymy:

  • Seila attenuata Hedley, 1900: synonym of Seilarex turritelliformis (Angas, 1877)
  • Seila bulbosa Suter, 1908: synonym of † Seila (Hebeseila) bulbosa Suter, 1908
  • Seila capitata Thiele, 1925: synonym of Proseila capitata (Thiele, 1925)
  • Seila chathamensis Suter, 1908: synonym of Seila (Lyroseila) cinctum (Hutton, 1885)
  • Seila cochleata Suter, 1908: synonym of Seila chathamensis Suter, 1908
  • Seila dissimilis Suter, 1908: synonym of Specula styliformis (Suter, 1908)
  • Seila huttoni Suter, 1915: synonym of Seila chathamensis Suter, 1908
  • Seila reunionensis Jay & Drivas, 2002: synonym of Cerithiella reunionensis (Jay & Drivas, 2002)
  • Seila terebralis (C. B. Adams, 1840): synonym of Seila adamsii (H.C. Lea, 1845)

References

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  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
  • 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
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

External links

  • Adams, A. (1861). [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20051564 "On some new species of Eulima, Leiostraca and Cerithiopsis from Japan"]. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 7: 125–131.
  • Finlay, H. J. (1928). [http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html "The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands"]. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 59: 232–286. page 243.
  • Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711 Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee]. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp.
  • Marshall B. (1978). [https://books.google.com/books?id=u5w66N_YKxwC&pg=PA47 "Cerithiopsidae of New Zealand, and a provisional classification of the family"]. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5(1): 47–120.

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Category:Cerithiopsidae