Egilina
# Egilina

Egilina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

## Description

Species in this genus have strong axial ribs between the sutures which are interrupted at the periphery by a deep spiral sulcus. The intercostal spaces are smooth. The base of the shell is ornamented by spiral keels, the spaces between which are marked by many very slender axial threads.

## Species

Species within the genus Egilina include:

* Egilina alicae (Hornung & Mermod, 1924)
* Egilina babellina Saurin, 1958
* Egilina callista (Melvill, 1893)
* Egilina chasteriana (Melvill, 1910)
* Egilina gigantea Saurin, 1958
* Egilina glycisma (Melvill, 1899)
* Egilina gracilis (Yokoyama, 1926)
* Egilina kotoeae Hori & Fukuda, 1999
* Egilina lamyi (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)
* Egilina mariella (A.Adams, 1860)
* Egilina mariellaeformis (Nomura, 1938)
* Egilina prestoni (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907)
* Egilina tenuis Saurin, 1962

### Synonyms

* Egilina yabei Nomura, 1936: synonym of Babella yabei (Nomura, 1936)
