Cyllene is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
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Description
The shell is ovate. The spire is short, acute with the suture canaliculated. The columella is concave, smooth or finely grooved. The outer lip shows a slight sinus at the forepart and is emarginate posteriorly and grooved internally.
The acute operculum is ovate.
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)
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 degrangei Peyrot, 1927: synonym of † Cyllene desnoyersi (Basterot, 1825)
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: 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