Microglyphis is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Ringiculidae.
Members of this species have thin shells. The ribs on the shell are wider than Ringicula, but the shell lack a thickly callused aperture. The shell does not have posterior nor anterior notches.
Distribution The species of this genus are found in East and Northwest Pacific Ocean.
Species † Microglyphis angulata Microglyphis brevicula Microglyphis curtula Microglyphis edgari Poppe, 2025 Microglyphis furukawai Microglyphis globularis Microglyphis hasegawai Microglyphis japonica Microglyphis mazatlanica Microglyphis michelleae † Microglyphis miranda Microglyphis perconica Microglyphis sabrinae
Synonyms Microglyphis breviculus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis brevicula (Dall, 1902) (incorrect gender ending) Microglyphis estuarina (Dall, 1908): synonym of Microglyphis brevicula (Dall, 1902) (junior subjective synonym) Microglyphis estuarinus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis estuarina (Dall, 1908) : synonym of Microglyphis brevicula (Dall, 1902) (incorrect gender ending) Microglyphis japonicus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis japonica (Habe, 1952) (incorrect gender ending) Microglyphis mazatlanicus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis mazatlanica (Dall, 1908) (incorrect gender ending) † Microglyphis mirandus Lozouet, 1999 : synonym of † Microglyphis miranda Lozouet, 1999 † (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet) Microglyphis noguchii Kuroda, 1961: synonym of Microglyphis japonica (Habe, 1952) Microglyphis perconicus [sic]: synonym of Microglyphis perconica (Dall, 1890) (incorrect gender ending)
References
Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.