Definition of Pyrula. Meaning of Pyrula. Synonyms of Pyrula

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Definition of Pyrula

Pyrula
Proboscidifera Pro*bos`ci*dif"e*ra, n. pl. [NL. See Proboscis, and -ferous.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) An extensive division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, including those that have a long retractile proboscis, with the mouth at the end, as the cones, whelks, tritons, and cowries. See Illust. of Gastropoda, and of Winkle. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A subdivision of the t[ae]nioglossate gastropods, including the fig-shells (Pyrula), the helmet shells (Cassis), the tritons, and allied genera.
Pyrula
Pyrula Pyr"u*la, n. [NL., fr. L. pyrus a pear.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large marine gastropods. having a pear-shaped shell. It includes the fig-shells. See Illust. in Appendix.

Meaning of Pyrula from wikipedia

- Cometaster pyrula, commonly known as the Faint owl moth or Ying-yang moth, is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is monotypic in its genus and...
- tancrei, the Siberian owl moth Brahmaea wallichii Anticarsia irrorata Cometaster pyrula, the faint owl moth or ying-yang moth Thysania zenobia Owl butterfly...
- 1758) Busycon perversum (Linnaeus, 1758) Fulgur gibbosum Conrad, 1853 Murex perversus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination) Pyrula kieneri Philippi, 1848...
- who renamed her Pyrula. She served as a depot ship at New York until 1925 when she was transferred to Curaçao for the same purpose. Pyrula was sold for s****...
- Africa, South India. Cometaster pyrula Hopffer, 1857 Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database African Moths; Cometaster pyrula, (Hopffer, 1857)...
- Various forms of opercula in Pyrula; Purpura; Littorina; Aulopoma; Torinia; Neritopsis; Strombus; Conus...
- Blainville, 1832 Purpura xanthostoma Broderip, 1833 Pyrula ochroleuca Menke, 1845 Pyrula porphyroidea Philippi, 1887 Pyrula subnodosa Philippi, 1887...
- 1778) Pyrula bucephala Lamarck, 1822 Pyrula cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) (previous combination) Pyrula cochlidium var. coronata Kobelt, 1874 Pyrula fulva...
- Binomial name Ficus filosa (Sowerby III, 1892) Synonyms Pyrula filosa Sowerby, G. B. (III), 1892 Pyrula reticulata Lamarck, 1822 Ficus filosus (G. B. Sowerby...
- Synonyms Purpura brevis Blainville, 1832 Pyrula squamulata Philippi, 1836 Pyrula santangeli Maravigna, 1840 Pyrula borbonica Maravigna, 1842 Coralliophila...
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