Odostomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Gofas, S. (2010). Odostomella. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138412 on 2011-10-26Gofas, 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. 180-213Nomenclator ZoologicusRolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
Species Species within the genus Odostomella include: Odostomella africana Schander, 1994 † Odostomella awatubu (Nomura, 1938) Odostomella bicincta (Tiberi, 1868) Odostomella bucquoyi (Locard, 1886) Odostomella carceralis Pimenta, Absalao & Alencar, 2000 Odostomella chorea (Hedley, 1909) Odostomella doliolum (Philippi, 1844) Odostomella farica (Bartsch, 1915) Odostomella germaini (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) Odostomella graffeuilli Saurin, 1959 Odostomella innocens Thiele, 1925 Odostomella knudseni Schander, Hori & Lundberg, 1999 Odostomella metata (Hedley, 1907) Odostomella nuptialis Thiele, 1925 Odostomella opaca (Hedley, 1906) Odostomella patricia (Pilsbry, 1918) Odostomella pupa (Watson, 1886) Odostomella pupina (Saurin, 1959) Odostomella rufolineata (A. Adams, 1863) Odostomella virginalis Thiele, 1925 The following species were brought into synonymy Odostomella jeffreysiana (Monterosato, 1884): synonym of Chrysallida jeffreysiana (Monterosato, 1884) Odostomella nuptalis [sic]: synonym of Odostomella nuptialis Thiele, 1925 Odostomella padangensis Thiele, 1925: synonym of Salassia padangensis (Thiele, 1925) Odostomella purpurea Saurin, 1959: synonym of Herviera gliriella (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
References
Schander C., Hori S. & Lundberg J. (1999), Anatomy, phylogeny and biology of Odostomella and Herviera, with the description of a new species of Odostomella (Mollusca, Heterostropha, Pyramidellidae).Ophelia 51 (1): 39-76 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.
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