Brachystomia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Brachystomia
Drawing of a shell of Brachystomia eulimoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Brachystomia
Monterosato, 1884
Type species
Odostomia rissoides Hanley, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Odostomia (Brachystomia) Monterosato, 1884 · accepted, alternate representation>

Species

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Species within the genus Brachystomia include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Brachystomia electa (Jeffreys, 1883): synonym of Brachystomia eulimoides (Hanley, 1844)
  • Brachystomia lukisi (Jeffreys, 1859): synonym of Odostomia lukisii Jeffreys, 1859

Description

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Brachystomia Monterosato, 1884. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491631 on 2015-12-14
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