Pristiterebra

Pristiterebra
Pristiterebra petiveriana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Pristiterebra Taki & Oyama, 1954
Type species
† Terebra tsuboiana Yokoyama, 1922
Species
See text.
Synonyms[1]
Laeviacus Oyama, 1961

Pristiterebra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Nomenclature

The name Pristiterebra is not available (no description, no type species designation) from Taki & Oyama, 1954 (Palaeontological Society of Japan, Special Papers 2: 28). It was given precedence over the simultaneously published Laeviacus by First Reviser's choice by Terryn & Holford, 2009, Visaya, suppl. 3; 46.

Species

Species within the genus Pristiterebra include:

• Pristiterebra bifrons (Hinds, 1844)[2]
• Pristiterebra frausseni Poppe, Tagaro & Terryn, 2009[3]
• Pristiterebra miranda (E.A. Smith, 1873)[4]
• Pristiterebra pustulosa (E.A. Smith, 1879)[5]
• † Pristiterebra tsuboiana (Yokoyama, 1922)
• Pristiterebra tuberculosa (Hinds, 1844)[6]

Species brought into synonymy

• Pristiterebra glauca (Hinds, 1844):[7] synonym of Neoterebra glauca (Hinds, 1844)
• Pristiterebra macleani (Bratcher, 1988):[8] synonym of Partecosta macleani (Bratcher, 1988)
• Pristiterebra milelinae (Aubry, 1999):[9] synonym of Terebra bellanodosa Grabau & S. G. King, 1928
• Pristiterebra petiveriana (Deshayes, 1857):[10] synonym of Neoterebra petiveriana (Deshayes, 1857)

References

1. Pristiterebra Taki & Oyama, 1954. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
2. Pristiterebra bifrons (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
3. Pristiterebra frausseni Poppe, Tagaro & Terryn, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
4. Pristiterebra miranda (E.A. Smith, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
5. Pristiterebra pustulosa (E.A. Smith, 1879). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
6. Pristiterebra tuberculosa (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
7. Pristiterebra glauca (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
8. Pristiterebra macleani (Bratcher, 1988). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
9. Pristiterebra milelinae (Aubry, 1999). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
10. Pristiterebra petiveriana (Deshayes, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.

• Oyama K. (1961). On some new facts of the taxonomy of Terebridae. Venus. 21(2): 176-189
• Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

External links

• Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies