Ebenomitra granum

Ebenomitra granum
Shell of Ebenomitra granum (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Ebenomitra
Species:
E. granum
Binomial name
Ebenomitra granum
(Forbes, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra carnea Costa, 1844
  • Mitra granum Forbes, 1844
  • Mitra littoralis Forbes, 1844
  • Mitra picta Danilo & Sandri, 1856 (junior homonym; non Mitra picta Reeve, 1844; Mitra sandrii Brusina, 1866 is a replacement name
  • Mitra sandrii Brusina, 1865
  • Pusia (Ebenomitra) granum (Forbes, 1844)
  • Pusia granum (Forbes, 1844) superseded combination
  • Vexillum granum (Forbes, 1844)
  • Vexillum littorale (Forbes, 1844)

Ebenomitra granum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.6 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is linear, smooth, and black, featuring a white band that is interrupted by black spots. It consists of seven whorls and has a ribbed apex. Furthermore, the inner lip has three very strong folds. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs mostly in the in the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. It is also found off the coasts of Greece (such as Crete), Turkey (southern coast), and Italy (including Sicily, Sardinia, and the Gulf of Taranto). [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ebenomitra granum(Forbes, 1844). 17 March 20265. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Forbes, E. (1844). "Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on geology". Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1843.: 191. Retrieved 17 March 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ GBif.org: distribution
  • Costa, O.G. (1844) Catalogo de'testacei viventi del piccolo e grande mare di Taranto redatto sul sistema di Lamarck. Atti Reale Accademia di Scienze in Napoli, 5, 13–66, 4 pls
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 35
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