Eupyrgulina

Eupyrgulina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Tribe:	Chrysallidini
Genus:	Eupyrgulina; Melvill, 1910[1]
Species
	See text

Eupyrgulina is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks in the tribe Chrysallidini within the family Pyramidellidae.

Distribution

The genus mainly occurs in the Arabian Sea.

Life habits

Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are ectoparasites.

Species

Species within the genus Eupyrgulina include:

Eupyrgulina dautzenbergi (Melvill, 1910)
Eupyrgulina casta (A. Adams)
Eupyrgulina comacum (Melvill, 1910)
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References

Melvill J. C. (1910). "A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F. W. Townsend (1893-1900) with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 8: 171–207.

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[1] Melvill J. C. (1910). "A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F. W. Townsend (1893-1900) with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 8: 171–207.