Cyllene is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Cyllene
Cyllene sulcata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Cyllene
[Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
Type species
Cyllene owenii Gray, J.E. in Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon, 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyllene (Cyllene) Gray, 1834
  • Radulphus Iredale, 1924

Description

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The shell is ovate. The spire is short, acute with the suture canaliculated. The columella is concave, smooth or finely grooved. The outer lip shows a slight sinus at the forepart and is emarginate posteriorly and grooved internally.

The acute operculum is ovate.[2]

Species

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Species within the genus Cyllene include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Cyllene degrangei Peyrot, 1927: synonym of † Cyllene desnoyersi (Basterot, 1825)
  • Cyllene glabrata A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Cyllene helvetica Peyrot, 1927: synonym of † Cyllenina helvetica (Peyrot, 1927)
  • Cyllene japonica Pilsbry, 1904 : synonym of Cyllene concinna A. Adams, 1851
  • Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975 : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
  • Cyllene lyrata Lamarck:[4] synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki ; synonym of Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
  • Cyllene lyratum (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
  • Cyllene oblonga Schepman, 1911 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Cyllene pallida A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
  • Cyllene plumbea Sowerby, 1859 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
  • Cyllene senegalensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 : synonym of Cyllene owenii Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
  • Cyllene striata A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Cyllene sulcata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Cyllene sulcata G. B. Sowerby II, 1859
  • Cyllene varians Cossmann, 1903 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
  • Cyllene (Cyllene) bantamensis Oostingh, 1939 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Cyllene (Cyllene) lyrata (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
  • Cyllene (Cyllene) varians Cossman, 1903 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846

References

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  • Lorenz F. , 2023. A new species of Cyllene from New Ireland (Gastropoda: Nassariidae). Conchylia: 7-11
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