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Genus of gastropods
Mucronalia is a
genus of very small
parasitic
sea snails ,
marine
gastropod
mollusks or
micromollusks in the
family
Eulimidae .
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This genus was first described in 1860 by
Arthur Adams in his paper, "On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan".
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These sea snails are thought to be parasitic on
ophiuroids (brittle stars).
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Species within the genera Mucronalia include:
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Mucronalia bicincta A. Adams, 1860 (
Type taxon )
Mucronalia bizonula Melvill, 1906
Mucronalia bulimuloides Dall, 1927
Mucronalia epibathra Melvill, 1906
Mucronalia exilis A. Adams, 1862
Mucronalia exquisita G. B. Sowerby III, 1915
Mucronalia involuta Carpenter, 1865
Mucronalia lepida Melvill, 1906
Mucronalia mammillata Dall, 1927
Mucronalia ophiuraphila Habe, 1974
Mucronalia oxytenes Melvill, 1904
Mucronalia rosea Pease, 1860
Mucronalia trilineata Warén, 1980
Mucronalia variabilis Schepman, 1913
Taxon inquirendum
Mucronalia interrupta (A. Adams, 1864)
Nomen nudum
Mucronalia tumida Pease MS, Tryon, 1886
Species brought into synonymy
Mucronalia aethria Melvill, 1918 : synonym of
Melanella aethria (Melvill, 1918)
Mucronalia angulata Mandahl-Barth, 1949 : synonym of
Scalaribalcis angulata (Mandahl-Barth, 1949)
Mucronalia birtsi Preston, 1904 : synonym of
Stilifer birtsi (Preston, 1904)
Mucronalia capillastericola Minichev, 1970 : synonym of
Goodingia capillastericola (Minichev, 1970)
Mucronalia cylindrica G. B. Sowerby III, 1900 : synonym of
Hypermastus cylindricus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
Mucronalia eburnea Schepman & Nierstrasz, 1909 : synonym of
Stilapex eburnea (Schepman & Nierstrasz, 1909)
Mucronalia gigas Kuroda & Habe, 1950 : synonym of
Melanella teinostoma (A. Adams, 1854)
Mucronalia gracilis Pease, 1867 : synonym of
Peasistilifer gracilis (Pease, 1867)
Mucronalia lactea A. Adams, 1864 : synonym of
Hypermastus lacteus (A. Adams, 1864)
Mucronalia leucophaes Tomlin & Schackleford, 1913 : synonym of
Echineulima leucophaes (Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913)
Mucronalia nidorum Pilsbry, 1956 : synonym of
Sabinella troglodytes (Thiele, 1925)
Mucronalia nitidula Pease, 1860 : synonym of
Peasistilifer nitidula (Pease, 1860)
Mucronalia ovata Pease, 1861 : synonym of
Echineulima ovata (Pease, 1861)
Mucronalia palmipedis Koehler & Vaney, 1913 : synonym of
Apicalia palmipedis (Koehler & Vaney, 1913)
Mucronalia philippinarum G. B. Sowerby III, 1900 : synonym of
Echineulima philippinarum (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
Mucronalia suava Dall, 1927 : synonym of
Mucronalia mammillata Dall, 1927
Mucronalia subula A. Adams, 1864 : synonym of
Hypermastus subula (A. Adams, 1864)
Mucronalia varicosa Schepman, 1909 : synonym of
Goodingia varicosa (Schepman, 1909)
Mucronalia xanthias Watson, 1886 : synonym of
Pelycidion xanthias (Watson, 1888)
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