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genus

Boreocingula A.N. Golikov & O.V. Kussakin, 1974

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Littorinimorpha »  family Rissoidae

Description

The genus Boreocingula is well characterised by its among rissoids unique, pitted protoconch sculpture. It comprises a few highly northern. Pacific and Atlantic species, not very similar to other rissoids.
Warén, A. 1996 - New and little known Mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3.
Author: Jan Delsing

Included taxa

Number of records: 5

species Boreocingula alaskana (Bartsch, 1912)

Boreocingula alaskana

species Boreocingula castanea H.P.C. Møller, 1842

Boreocingula castanea

species Boreocingula globulus (H.P.C. Møller, 1842)

Boreocingula globulus

species Boreocingula martyni (W.H. Dall, 1886)

Boreocingula martyni

species Boreocingula sirenkoi Nekhaev, 2019

Links and literature

EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1197049]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Boreocingula Golikov & Kussakin, 1974]
Data retrieved on: 8 December 2019
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