Cyllene Gray 1834

Cyllene is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Cyllene include:

• † Cyllene angsanana K. Martin, 1921
• Cyllene cernohorskyi Fernandes & Rolán, 1992
• Cyllene chelonia Lorenz, 2023
• Cyllene concinna A. Adams, 1851
• † Cyllene desnoyersi (Basterot, 1825) ^[2]
• Cyllene fuscata A. Adams, 1851
• † Cyllene gracilenta (Yokoyama, 1928)
• Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
• Cyllene lactea Adams & Angas, 1864
• Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
• Cyllene lugubris Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Cyllene orientalis A. Adams, 1851
• Cyllene owenii Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
• Cyllene parvula Bozzetti, 2014
• † Cyllene pretiosa Vredenburg, 1924
• Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Cyllene royana (Iredale, 1924)
• Cyllene rubrolineata G.B. Sowerby II, 1870
• † Cyllene satoi Amano, 2019
• Cyllene sibogae Schepman, 1911
• † Cyllene smithi K. Martin, 1884
• Cyllene sulcata G.B. Sowerby II, 1859
• Cyllene unimaculata A. Adams, 1855
• † Cyllene vredenburgi Gupta, 1930

Species brought into synonymy

• Cyllene glabrata A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
• † Cyllene helvetica Peyrot, 1927: synonym of † Cyllenina helvetica (Peyrot, 1927)
• Cyllene japonica Pilsbry, 1904 : synonym of Cyllene concinna A. Adams, 1851
• Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975 : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
• Cyllene lyrata Lamarck:^[3] synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki ; synonym of Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
• Cyllene lyratum (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
• Cyllene oblonga Schepman, 1911 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Cyllene pallida A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
• Cyllene plumbea Sowerby, 1859 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
• Cyllene senegalensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 : synonym of Cyllene owenii Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
• Cyllene striata A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Cyllene sulcata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Cyllene sulcata G. B. Sowerby II, 1859
• Cyllene varians Cossmann, 1903 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846
• Cyllene (Cyllene) bantamensis Oostingh, 1939 : synonym of Cyllene pulchella Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Cyllene (Cyllene) lyrata (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975
• Cyllene (Cyllene) varians Cossman, 1903 : synonym of Cyllene grayi Reeve, 1846

References

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
• Lorenz F. , 2023. A new species of Cyllene from New Ireland (Gastropoda: Nassariidae). Conchylia: 7-11