Vexillum ebenus
| Vexillum (Pusia) ebenus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Subgenus: | Pusia |
| Species: | V. ebenus |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum (Pusia) ebenus (Lamarck, 1811) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Vexillum (Pusia) ebenus, common name : the ebony mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 36 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in West European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea
Synonyms
In the course of time, many names have been given to Vexillum (Pusia) ebenus, starting in 1811 with Lamarck who named it Mitra plumbea.
- Mitra bipliata Risso, 1826
- Mitra caffra Scacchi, 1836
- Mitra carna Nardo, 1847
- Mitra congesta Locard, 1886
- Mitra cordierii Maravigna, 1853
- Mitra cornicula Risso, 1826
- Mitra cornicularis Costa, 1829
- Mitra defrancii Payraudeau, B.-C., 1827
- Mitra ebenina Locard, 1886
- Mitra gervilli Payraudeau, B.-C., 1827
- Mitra littoralis Risso, A., 1826
- Mitra lutescens albina (f) Monterosato, 1879
- Mitra plumbea Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
- Vexillum biplicata Risso, 1862
- Vexillum blanci Pallary, P., 1912
- Vexillum caenis Nardo, G.D., 1847
- Vexillum carna Nardo, G.D., 1847
- Vexillum coccinea Bucquoy, E.J., Ph. Dautzenberg & G.F. Dollfus, 1882
- Vexillum congesta Locard, E.A.A., 1886
- Vexillum cordierii Maravigna, C., 1840
- Vexillum gracilis Locard, E.A.A., 1890
- Vexillum inflata Monterosato, 1880
- Vexillum nigra Pallary, P., 1900
- Vexillum servaini Locard, E.A.A., 1890
- Vexillum tunetana Pallary, P., 1903
- Voluta caffra Olivi, A.G., 1792
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vexillum (Pusia) ebenus (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2010.
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Vexillum (Pusia) ebenus; accessed : 15 December 2010