Photinula

Photinula
	Shell of Photinula coerulescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:	Calliostomatinae
Genus:	Photinula; H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Type species
	Margarita coerulescens P. P. King, 1832;
Synonyms[1]
	Kingotrochus Ihering, 1902; Photina H. Adams & A. Adams in A. Adams, 1851;

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

Species

Species within the genus Photinula include:

Photinula coerulescens King and Broderip, 1831
Photinula crawshayi E. A. Smith, 1905
Photinula lahillei Ihering, 1902
Photinula roseolineata E. A. Smith, 1905
Photinula virginalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885

Taxon inquirendum

Photinula solidula J. E. Cooper & Preston, 1910

Species brought into synonymy

Photinula achilles Strebel, 1908:[2] synonym of Margarella achilles (Strebel, 1908)
Photinula antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854): synonym of Cantharidus antipoda antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
Photinula blakei (Clench & Aguayo, 1938): synonym of Carolesia blakei (Clench & Aguayo, 1938)
Photinula couteaudi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of Photinula coerulescens (P. P. King, 1832)
Photinula decepta Odhner, N.H.J., 1924: synonym of Cantharidus antipoda antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
Photinula expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838):[3] synonym of Margarella expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838)
Photinula gamma Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Photinastoma taeniatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Photinula halmyris Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Margarella violacea (P. P. King, 1832)
Photinula impervia Strebel, 1908: synonym of Lissotesta impervia (Strebel, 1908) (original combination)
Photinula paradoxa Mabille, 1885: synonym of Photinastoma taeniatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Photinula pruinosa Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Margarella pruinosa (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885) (original combination)
Photinula steineni Strebel, 1905:[4] synonym of Margarella steineni (Strebel, 1905)
Photinula suteri E. A. Smith, 1894: synonym of Cantharidus dilatatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) (junior synonym)
Photinula taeniata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825): synonym of Photinastoma taeniatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Photinula viaginalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Photinula virginalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 (incorrect original spelling)
Photinula violacea (P. P. King, 1832): synonym of Margarella violacea (P. P. King, 1832)
Photinula wacei Melvill & Standen, 1918: synonym of Margarella wacei (Melvill & Standen, 1918) (original combination)

References

Photinula Adams, 1854. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 December 2012.
Photinula achilles Strebel, 1908. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
Photinula expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
Photinula steineni Strebel, 1905. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Photinula Adams, 1854. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 December 2012.

[2] Photinula achilles Strebel, 1908. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.

[3] Photinula expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.

[4] Photinula steineni Strebel, 1905. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.