Biology:Microcystis (gastropod)

Short description: Genus of gastropods

Microcystis
Shell of Microcystis castanea (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Stylommatophora
Infraorder:	Limacoidei
Superfamily:	Trochomorphoidea
Family:	Euconulidae
Genus:	Microcystis Beck, 1838
Type species
Nanina (Microcystis) ornatella Beck, 1838
Synonyms
Ariophanta (Microcystis) Beck, 1838 Helicopsis Beck, 1837 (non Helicopsis Fitzinger, 1833) Helix (Microcystis) Beck, 1838 Hyalina (Microcystis) Beck, 1838 Macrochlamys (Microcystis) Beck, 1838 (unaccepted rank) Microcystina (Microcystis) Beck, 1838 (unaccepted rank) Microcystis (Cnesticystis) H. B. Baker, 1938· accepted, alternate representation Microcystis (Facorhina) H. B. Baker, 1938· accepted, alternate representation Microcystis (Leurocystis) H. B. Baker, 1938· accepted, alternate representation Microcystis (Microcystis) Beck, 1838· accepted, alternate representation Nanina (Microcystis) H. Beck, 1838 (original combination)

Microcystis is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Microcystinae in the family Euconulidae, the hive snails.

Species

• Microcystis adusta H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis albisuturalis K. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010
• Microcystis ambinanifae Emberton, 1994
• Microcystis andersoni H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis andriamahajai Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis anosiana Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994
• Microcystis argueyrolli Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994
• Microcystis arnali Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994
• Microcystis aspera H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis basampla Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis benesculpta H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis blanci Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis buckorum H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis castanea Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis celestinae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
• Microcystis charpentieri Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994
• Microcystis compacta Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis dyakana Godwin-Austen, 1891
• Microcystis erasmi Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994
• Microcystis esetra Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis esnaulti Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994
• Microcystis excavata (Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1975)
• Microcystis fosbergi H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis fotsifotsy K. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010
• Microcystis grodji Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994
• Microcystis hainanica Yen, 1939
• Microcystis ilapiriensis Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis josephinae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
• Microcystis kendrae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
• Microcystis kondoi H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis kremenae Emberton, 1994
• Microcystis lenticula H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis madecassina (Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1975)
• Microcystis mahermanae Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis michellae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
• Microcystis minensis Möllendorff, 1885
• Microcystis minutis Yen, 1939
• Microcystis navachi Fischer-Piette, Blanc, C.P., Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1994
• Microcystis nitelloides Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1975
• Microcystis oraka Emberton, 2003
• Microcystis ornatella (Beck, 1838)
• Microcystis palmicola Stoliczka, 1873
• Microcystis perahui H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis platysma Emberton, 1994
• Microcystis sahavondrononae Emberton, 1994
• Microcystis saintjohni H. B. Baker, 1938
• Microcystis soa Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
• Microcystis stenomphala Möllendorff, 1884
• Microcystis subangulata Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis subplanata Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis tangens Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1975
• Microcystis townsendiana (Godwin-Austen & G. Nevill, 1879)
• Microcystis tsara Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
• Microcystis tsingia Emberton, 2003
• Microcystis viaregina Emberton, 1994
• Microcystis vohimenae Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis vohimenoides Emberton & Pearce, 2000
• Microcystis vony K. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010

References

• Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin. 158: 1-102, 20 pls.

External links

• Beck, H. H. (1838). Species novarum in indice molluscorum praesentis aevi musei Principis Christiani Frederici ab autore propositarum characteres breves. Hafniae
• Albers, J. C.; Martens, E. von. (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman

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