Linopyrga is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Chrysallidinae of the family Odostomiidae.Rosenberg, G. (2011). Linopyrga Laws, 1941. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588336 on 2012-01-05
Shell description The original description of the genus can be found at:
Life history Nothing is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are (were) most likely ectoparasites.
Species Species within the genus Linopyrga include: Linopyrga australis (Thiele, 1930) Linopyrga bisculpta Laseron, 1951 Linopyrga brevis (Pritchard, 1900) Linopyrga ceria Laseron, 1951 Linopyrga fannyae (Saurin, 1959) Linopyrga feriarum (Saurin, 1959) Linopyrga fornix Laseron, 1951 † Linopyrga junior Laws, 1941 Linopyrga lineata (Saurin, 1959) Linopyrga nugatoria (Hedley, 1903) Linopyrga ovalis (de Folin & Perier, 1875) Linopyrga pascoei (Angas, 1867) Linopyrga pegma (Laseron, 1951) Linopyrga perscalata (Hedley, 1909) Linopyrga portseaensis (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1911) Linopyrga primitractus (Saurin, 1959) † Linopyrga pseudorugata (Marshall & Murdoch) Linopyrga pulchra (Garrett, 1873) Linopyrga punctigera (A. Adams, 1860) Linopyrga rugata (Hutton, 1886) (Type species) as Odostomia rugata Linopyrga reticulata Laseron, 1959 Linopyrga rugata (Hutton, 1886) Linopyrga sanguis Laws, 1941 Linopyrga sinus (Saurin, 1959) Linopyrga tantilla (A, Adams, 1863)
References
External links Linopyrga rugata illustration of type species Laws C.R. (1941) Review of the Tertiary and Recent Neozelanic Pyramidellid Molluscs. Nº 8. The pyrgulinid genera and the genus Evalea. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 71: 6-22, pl. 1-2