Gyriscus
| Gyriscus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia informal group Lower Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Architectonicoidea |
| Family: | Architectonicidae |
| Genus: | Gyriscus Tiberi, 1867 |
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Gyriscus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.
Species
Species within the genus Gyriscus include:
- Gyriscus asteleformis Powell, 1965
- Gyriscus hayashii Shikama, 1970
- Gyriscus jeffreysianus (Tiberi, 1867)
References
- SeaLifeBase
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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