Cyllene (gastropod)
| Cyllene | |
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| Cyllene sulcata | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda | 
| Order: | Neogastropoda | 
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea | 
| Family: | Nassariidae | 
| Genus: | [Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834  | 
| Type species | |
| Cyllene owenii Gray, J.E. in Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon, 1834 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
 
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Cyllene is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The shell is ovate. The spire is short, acute with the suture canaliculated. The columella is concave, smooth or finely grooved. The outer lip shows a slight sinus at the forepart and is emarginate posteriorly and grooved internally.
The acute operculum is ovate.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Cyllene include:
- † Cyllene angsanana K. Martin, 1921
 - Cyllene cernohorskyi Fernandes & Rolán, 1992
 - Cyllene chelonia Lorenz, 2023
 - Cyllene concinna A. Adams, 1851
 - † Cyllene desnoyersi (Basterot, 1825) [3]
 - Cyllene fuscata A. Adams, 1851
 - † Cyllene gracilenta (Yokoyama, 1928)
 - Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
 - Cyllene lactea Adams & Angas, 1864
 - Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
 - Cyllene lugubris Adams & Reeve, 1850
 - Cyllene orientalis A. Adams, 1851
 - Cyllene owenii Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
 - Cyllene parvula Bozzetti, 2014
 - † Cyllene pretiosa Vredenburg, 1924
 - Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
 - Cyllene royana (Iredale, 1924)
 - Cyllene rubrolineata G.B. Sowerby II, 1870
 - † Cyllene satoi Amano, 2019
 - Cyllene sibogae Schepman, 1911
 - † Cyllene smithi K. Martin, 1884
 - Cyllene sulcata G.B. Sowerby II, 1859
 - Cyllene unimaculata A. Adams, 1855
 - † Cyllene vredenburgi Gupta, 1930
 
- Species brought into synonymy
 
- † Cyllene degrangei Peyrot, 1927: synonym of † Cyllene desnoyersi (Basterot, 1825)
 - Cyllene glabrata A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
 - † Cyllene helvetica Peyrot, 1927: synonym of † Cyllenina helvetica (Peyrot, 1927)
 - Cyllene japonica Pilsbry, 1904 : synonym of Cyllene concinna A. Adams, 1851
 - Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975 : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
 - Cyllene lyrata Lamarck:[4] synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki ; synonym of Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
 - Cyllene lyratum (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
 - Cyllene oblonga Schepman, 1911 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
 - Cyllene pallida A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
 - Cyllene plumbea Sowerby, 1859 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
 - Cyllene senegalensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 : synonym of Cyllene owenii Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
 - Cyllene striata A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
 - Cyllene sulcata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Cyllene sulcata G. B. Sowerby II, 1859
 - Cyllene varians Cossmann, 1903 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
 - Cyllene (Cyllene) bantamensis Oostingh, 1939 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
 - Cyllene (Cyllene) lyrata (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
 - Cyllene (Cyllene) varians Cossman, 1903 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
 
References
- ^ a b Cyllene Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 February 2011.
 - ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
 - ^ Cyllene desnoyersi. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
 - ^ Cyllene lyrata Lamarck. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
 
- Lorenz F. , 2023. A new species of Cyllene from New Ireland (Gastropoda: Nassariidae). Conchylia: 7-11
 
External links
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- Griffith E. & Pidgeon E. (1833-1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12, In: E. Griffith, (1824)−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls.
 - Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
 - L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353
 
