Photinula H. Adams & A. Adams 1854

Photinula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Photinula include:

• Photinula coerulescens King and Broderip, 1831
• Photinula crawshayi E. A. Smith, 1905
• Photinula lahillei Ihering, 1902
• Photinula roseolineata E. A. Smith, 1905
• Photinula virginalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885

Taxon inquirendum

• Photinula solidula J. E. Cooper & Preston, 1910

Species brought into synonymy

• Photinula achilles Strebel, 1908:^[2] synonym of Margarella achilles (Strebel, 1908)
• Photinula antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854): synonym of Cantharidus antipoda antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
• Photinula blakei (Clench & Aguayo, 1938): synonym of Carolesia blakei (Clench & Aguayo, 1938)
• Photinula couteaudi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of Photinula coerulescens (P. P. King, 1832)
• Photinula decepta Odhner, N.H.J., 1924: synonym of Cantharidus antipoda antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
• Photinula expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838):^[3] synonym of Margarella expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838)
• Photinula gamma Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Photinastoma taeniatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
• Photinula halmyris Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Margarella violacea (P. P. King, 1832)
• Photinula impervia Strebel, 1908: synonym of Lissotesta impervia (Strebel, 1908) (original combination)
• Photinula paradoxa Mabille, 1885: synonym of Photinastoma taeniatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
• Photinula pruinosa Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Margarella pruinosa (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885) (original combination)
• Photinula steineni Strebel, 1905:^[4] synonym of Margarella steineni (Strebel, 1905)
• Photinula suteri E. A. Smith, 1894: synonym of Cantharidus dilatatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) (junior synonym)
• Photinula taeniata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825): synonym of Photinastoma taeniatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
• Photinula viaginalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Photinula virginalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 (incorrect original spelling)
• Photinula violacea (P. P. King, 1832): synonym of Margarella violacea (P. P. King, 1832)
• Photinula wacei Melvill & Standen, 1918: synonym of Margarella wacei (Melvill & Standen, 1918) (original combination)

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