Orectospira

Genus of gastropods

Orectospira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Turritellidae
Subfamily:
Orectospirinae
Genus:
Orectospira

Dall, 1925

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

Species

Species within the genus Orectospira include:

  • Orectospira babelica (Dall, 1907)
  • Orectospira shikoensis (Yokoyama, 1928)[2]
  • Orectospira tectiformis (Watson, 1880)[3]
Species brought into synonymy
  • Orectospira fusca Okutani & Habe, 1981: synonym of Mathilda fusca (Okutani & Habe, 1981)

References

  1. ^ Orectospira Dall, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 February 2012.
  2. ^ Orectospira shikoensis (Yokoyama, 1928). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ Orectospira tectiformis (Watson, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Orectospira


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