Ebenomitra strictecostata

Ebenomitra strictecostata
Shell of Ebenomitra strictecostata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Ebenomitra
Species:
E. strictecostata
Binomial name
Ebenomitra strictecostata
(von Maltzan, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Costellaria) strictecostata Maltzan, 1884 (basionym)
  • Mitra glabrilirata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914 junior subjective synonym
  • Pusia strictecostatum (Maltzan, 1884)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) strictecostatum (Maltzan, 1884)
  • Vexillum strictecostatum (Maltzan, 1884) superseded combination

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

(Described in Latin as Mitra glabrilirata) The shell is small, elongate-fusiform, narrow, and glossy brown. It consists of seven whorls; the protoconch ones are smooth and rounded, while the subsequent ones are somewhat straight and longitudinally ribbed. These numerous ribs are smooth, and the suture is distinctly impressed. The body whorl, where the ribs partially fade away, makes up half of the shell's total length. Furthermore, the aperture is rather short, and the outer lip is thin. The columella is brown and features four folds, with the anterior folds being very small and the posterior ones prominent. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal.

References

  1. ^ Ebenomitra strictecostata (von Maltzan, 1884). 18 March 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Sowerby, G.B. III (1914). "Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from New Caledonia, Japan, Philippines, China, and West Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (14): 476–477. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.