Pseudotorinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2005). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Zootaxa 1101: 1–119. PDF.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Pseudotorinia Sacco, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137666 on 2014-08-23
Species The following species are included in the genus Pseudotorinia: Pseudotorinia "architae-group" (temporary name) Pseudotorinia aloysii (Selli, 1973) Pseudotorinia amoena (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) Pseudotorinia architae (O. G. Costa, 1841) Pseudotorinia armillata Bieler, 1993 Pseudotorinia bullisi Bieler, Merrill & Boss, 1985 Pseudotorinia colmani (Garrard, 1977) Pseudotorinia complanata Poppe & Tagaro, 2026 Pseudotorinia concava (Thiele, 1925) Pseudotorinia delectabilis (Melvill, 1893) Pseudotorinia gemmulata (Thiele, 1925) Pseudotorinia jonasi Tenório, Barros, Francisco & Silva, 2011 Pseudotorinia kraussi J.E. Gray in M. E. Gray, 1850 Pseudotorinia laseronorum (Iredale, 1936) Pseudotorinia numulus (Barnard, 1963) † Pseudotorinia obtusa (Bronn, 1831) Pseudotorinia panamensis (Bartsch, 1918) Pseudotorinia phorcysi Cavallari, Salvador & Simone, 2014 Pseudotorinia sestertius Bieler, 1993 Pseudotorinia yaroni Bieler, 1993 Species brought into synonymy Pseudotorinia retifera (Dall, 1892): synonym of the Pseudotorinia "architae-group"
References
Mestayer, M. K. (1930). Notes on New Zealand Mollusca. No. 5. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 61: 144–146.
External links
Sacco, F. (1892). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XII. (Pyramidellidae (fine), Ringiculidae, Solariidae e Scalariidae (aggiunte)). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 88 pp., 2 pls Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online.