Microstele is a genus of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the subfamily Pupillinae of the family Pupillidae.[1]
| Microstele | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Infraorder: | Pupilloidei |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Pupillidae |
| Genus: | Microstele O. Böttger, 1886 |
| Synonyms | |
Leucochiloides (Microstele) O. Boettger, 1886 | |
Species
- Microstele alamellata Steklov, 1966
- † Microstele buryaki Steklov, 1966
- † Microstele caucasica Steklov, 1966
- † Microstele gerardae Karnekamp, 1990 [2]
- † Microstele ikvae Prisyazhnyuk, 1971 [3]
- Microstele iredalei (Preston, 1912)
- Microstele mariae (de Morgan, 1920)
- Microstele muscerda (W.H. Benson, 1853)
- Microstele noltei (O. Böttger, 1886)
- † Microstele pingi Pilsbry, 1934 (taxon inquirendum)
- Microstele wenzi (K.Fischer, 1920)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Microstele huberi Thach, 2018: synonym of Apoecus huberi (Thach, 2018) (original combination)
References
- Boettger, 1886: Ber. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges., 1886
- Marquet, R., Laenaerts, J., Karnekamp, C. & Smith, R. (2008) The molluscan fauna of the Borgloon Formation in Belgium (Early Rupelian, Oligocene). Palaeontons, Palaeo Publishing and Library, 12 : 100 p.
- Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.
- Thach N.N. , 2018 New shells of South Asia. Seashells-Landsnails-Freshwater Shells. 3 New Genera, 132 New Species & Subspecies, p. 173 pp