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Ebenomitra ebenus

Ebenomitra ebenus, common names brown mitre, ivory mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 36 mm.

(Original description in French) This is a small, smooth shell with an oval and pointed shape, featuring only two or three transverse and oblique ridges at its base. It is ebony black, but just below each suture, there is a transverse white line that is clearly visible only in younger specimens. The upper edge of each whorl flattens slightly to form a small spiral shelf. Additionally, there are four folds on the columella, the lowest of which is very small.

Distribution

This species is distributed in West European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  • Risso, A., 1826 - Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes-Maritimes. Mollusques, vol. 4, p. 1-439, 12 pls
  • Maravigna C. (1853). Descrizione di alcune nuove o poco conosciute specie di conchiglie siciliane. Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali (2) 8: 121-140
  • Arnaud, P. M., 1978. - Révision des taxa malacologiques méditerrannéens introduits par Antoine Risso. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nice "1977"5: 101-150
  • Nordsieck, F. (1982). Die Europäischen Meeres-Gehäuseschnecken (Prosobranchia). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. 2., Völlig Neubearbeitete und Erweiterte Auflage. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, xii + 539: pp

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