• Source: Circulus (gastropod)

Circulus is a genus of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vitrinellidae.




Species


According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Circulus

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species with names in current use :

Circulus callusa (Laseron, 1958)
Circulus pachyston (Verco, 1907)
Species brought into synonymy

Circulus bailyi Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951: synonym of Cyclostremiscus bailyi (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951)
Circulus biporcata [sic]: synonym of Circulus biporcatus (A. Adams, 1863)
Circulus carinulatus Locard, 1889: synonym of Circulus striatus (Philippi, 1836)
Circulus cerrosensis Bartsch, 1907 accepted as Cyclostremiscus cerrosensis (Bartsch, 1907)
Circulus cingulatus Bartrum, 1919 † accepted as Pterolabrella cingulata (Bartrum, 1919) †
Circulus costulatus Locard, 1889: synonym of Circulus striatus (Philippi, 1836)
Circulus cubanus Pilsbry & Aguayo, 1933: synonym of Cyclostremiscus cubanus (Pilsbry & Aguayo, 1933)
Circulus dalli Bush, 1897: synonym of Cyclostremiscus dalli (Bush, 1897)
Circulus delectabile (Tate, 1899) accepted as Circulus delectabilis (Tate, 1899) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Circulus diomedeae Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Cyclostremiscus diomedeae (Bartsch, 1911)
Circulus formosissimus Brugnone, 1873: synonym of Skeneoides jeffreysii (Monterosato, 1872)
Circulus hendersoni (Dall, 1927): synonym of Cyclostremiscus hendersoni (Dall, 1927)
Circulus jeffreysii Monterosato, 1872: synonym of Skeneoides jeffreysii (Monterosato, 1872)
Circulus madreensis F. Baker, Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1938 accepted as Cyclostremiscus madreensis (F. Baker, Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1938)
Circulus margaritiformis (Dall, 1927): synonym of Cirsonella margaritiformis (Dall, 1927)
Circulus modesta [sic]: synonym of Circulus modestus (Gould, 1859)
Circulus nicholsoni A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1939 accepted as Episcynia nicholsoni (A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1939)
Circulus perlatus Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Orbitestella perlata (Pelseneer, 1903) (original combination)
Circulus philippinensis Rubio & Rolán, 2022: synonym of Circulus pacomartinezi Rubio & Rolán, 2023 (junior homonym, invalid: secondary junior homonym of Circulus philippinensis (Shuto, 1969); C. pacomartinezi is a replacement name)
Circulus sarsi (Bush, 1897) accepted as Orbitestella sarsi (Bush, 1897)
Circulus stirophorus M. Smith, 1937: synonym of Cyclostremiscus beauii (P. Fischer, 1857)
* Circulus taigai Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 accepted as Cyclostremiscus taigai (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951)
Circulus tornata [sic]: synonym of Circulus tornatus (A. Adams, 1864)
Circulus tornatus (A. Adams, 1864): synonym of Tuberes tornatus (A. Adams, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Circulus translucens (Dall, 1927): synonym of Xyloskenea translucens (Dall, 1927)
Circulus tricarinatus (Wood S., 1848): synonym of accepted as Circulus striatus (Philippi, 1836)




References



Kuroda T. & Habe T. 1952. Check list and bibliography of the Recent marine Mollusca of Japan. Leo W. Stach, Tokyo. 210 pp
Habe, T. (1961). Descriptions of fifteen new species of Japanese shells. Venus. 21(4): 416–431.
Oliver, J. & Rolan, E., 2011. The family Tornidae (Gsatropoda: Rissooidea) in the East Atlantic, 2. Circulinae. Iberus 29(1): 9–33
Rubio, F. & Rolán, E. (2022). New species of Vitrinellidae (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea) from the Indo-Pacific. The genus Circulus Jeffreys, 1865. Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Santiago de Compostela. 422 pp.
Rubio F & Rolán E. , 2023. Circulus pacomartinezi nomen novum for Circulus philippinensis Rubio & Rolán, 2022, pag. 359. Iberus 41(1): 151–152




External links



Iredale, T. (1915). A commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 417–497
Kuroda, T. & Habe, T. (1954). On some Japanese Mollusca described by A. Adams, whose specimens are deposited in the Redpath Museum of Canada (No. 1). Venus. 18(1): 1–16, pls 1–2.
effreys J.G. (1862–1869). British conchology. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 (1862). Vol. 2: pp. 479 (1864). Vol. 3: pp. 394 (1865). Vol. 4: pp. 487 (1867). Vol. 5: pp. 259 (1869). London, van Voorst.
Ponder, W.F. (1994).The anatomy relationships of three species of vitrinelliform gastropods (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea) from Hong Kong. In: Proceedings of the Third International workshop on the malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China (Eds. Motrton, B.). The malacofauna of Hong Kong and southern China III, pp243-281. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong

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