Orectospira

Orectospira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Turritellidae
Subfamily:	Orectospirinae
Genus:	Orectospira Dall, 1925

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

Species

Species within the genus Orectospira include:

• Orectospira babelica (Dall, 1907)
• Orectospira shikoensis (Yokoyama, 1928)[2]
• Orectospira tectiformis (Watson, 1880)[3]

Species brought into synonymy

• Orectospira fusca Okutani & Habe, 1981: synonym of Mathilda fusca (Okutani & Habe, 1981)

References

1. Orectospira Dall, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 February 2012.
2. Orectospira shikoensis (Yokoyama, 1928). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
3. Orectospira tectiformis (Watson, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.