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

Cyclostrema
Two views of a shell of Cyclostrema amabile
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Cyclostrema
Marryat, 1818
Type species
Cyclostrema cancellatum
Marryat, 1818
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Delphinoidea, Brown. 1727

Cyclostrema is a neuter word, but many authors have considered it feminine, including Captain Marryat himself.

A complete revision of the family Liotiidae is under way (2013). Many species, now included in Cyclostrema, will eventually end up outside the family Liotiidae. (pers. comm.)

Description

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The characteristics of this genus are: The depressed shell is white, or uniformly colored. The body whorl is obliquely striate. The spire short. The aperture is circular. The umbilicus is very large with the volutions of the whorls visible within it. The surface contains spiral ridges and is cancellated.[2][3]

Species

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Species within the genus Cyclostrema include:

The following species are also mentioned in OBIS (the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database):[15]

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ a b Cyclostrema. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 August 2013.
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  3. ^ Arthur Adams (1850) in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London vol XVIII p. 41, 42
  4. ^ Cyclostrema amabile (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  5. ^ Cyclostrema bibi Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  6. ^ Cyclostrema bushi Dautzenberg & H. Fisher, 1906. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  7. ^ Cyclostrema cancellatum Marryat, 1818. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  8. ^ Cyclostrema cingulatum Philippi, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  9. ^ Cyclostrema exiguum Philippi, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  10. ^ Cyclostrema huesonicum (Dall, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  11. ^ Cyclostrema pentegoniostoma Carpenter, 1856. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  12. ^ Cyclostrema pompholyx (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  13. ^ Cyclostrema tortuganum (Dall, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  14. ^ Cyclostrema virginiae Jousseaume, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  15. ^ OBIS: Cyclostrema
  16. ^ Cyclostrema cinguliferum A. Adams, 1850. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  17. ^ Cyclostrema gravieri Lamy, 1909. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  18. ^ Cyclostrema micans A. Adams, 1850. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  • Abbott, R. T. 1950. The genus Cyclostrema in the western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(27): 193-200
  • Trew, A., 1984. The Melvill-Tomlin Collection. Part 30. Trochacea. Handlists of the Molluscan Collections in the Department of Zoology, National Museum of Wales
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