Microstelma

Microstelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Microstelma
A. Adams, 1863
Type species
Microstelma daedalum A. Adams, 1863
Synonyms
  • Amaurella A. Adams, 1867
  • Crepitacella Guppy, 1867
  • Dolophanes Gabb, 1873
  • Stylifer (Amaurella)

Microstelma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoinidae.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Microstelma include:

  • Microstelma arescum (Woodring, 1928)
  • Microstelma canaliculatum (E. A. Smith, 1890)
  • Microstelma columbella (Dall, 1881)[2]
  • Microstelma concinna A. Adams, 1870
  • Microstelma daedalum A. Adams, 1863
  • Microstelma gabbi (Dall, 1889)
  • Microstelma glabratum (A. Adams, 1878)
  • Microstelma japonicum (A. Adams, 1867)
  • Microstelma lutaoi Chang & Wu, 2004
  • Microstelma melanoides (Gabb, 1873)
  • Microstelma oshikatai Lan, 2003[3]
  • Microstelma semistriatum (A. Adams, 1878)
  • Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943)[4]
Species brought into synonymy
  • Microstelma daedala [sic]: synonym of Microstelma daedalum A. Adams, 1863
  • Microstelma egregia (Dall, 1889): synonym of Costaclis egregia (Dall, 1889)
  • Microstelma flava Okutani, 1964: synonym of Punctulum flavum (Okutani, 1964)
  • Microstelma formosa Chang & Wu, 2004: synonym of Rissoina formosa (Chang & Wu, 2004)
  • Microstelma glabrata [sic]: synonym of Microstelma glabratum (A. Adams, 1878)
  • Microstelma japonicus [sic]: synonym of Microstelma japonicum (A. Adams, 1867)
  • Microstelma semistriata [sic]: synonym of Microstelma semistriatum (A. Adams, 1878)

References

  1. Microstelma A. Adams, 1863. WoRMS (2009). Microstelma. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390836 on 7 June 2013.
  2. Microstelma columbella (Dall, 1881).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2010.
  3. Microstelma Oshikatai Lan, 2003.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2010.
  4. Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2010.


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