Cyrillia ephesina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
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| Shell of Cyrillia ephesina (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Cyrillia |
| Species: | C. ephesina
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrillia ephesina (Pusateri, Giannuzzi-Savelli & Stahlschmidt, 2017)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Raphitoma ephesina Pusateri, Giannuzzi Savelli & Stahlschmidt, 2017 (original combination) | |
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 5.8 mm and 7.5 mm. The shell body is dextrally coiled (right-handed).[2]
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs widely in the Mediterranean Sea (France, Croatia, Greece, Italy) and in the Aegean Sea.[1] They can be found living along the seafloor, shores, tidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cyrillia ephesina (Pusateri, Giannuzzi-Savelli & Stahlschmidt, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1389221 on 2020-05-02
- ^ a b "Cyrillia ephesina (Pusateri, Giannuzzi-Savelli & Stahlschmidt 2017) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
External links
edit- Pusateri F., Giannuzzi-Savelli R. & Stahlschmidt P. , 2017. - Description of a new species of the genus Raphitoma Bellardi, 1847 from the Mediterranean Sea (Mollusca Neogastropoda Conoidea Raphitomidae). Biodiversity Journal 8(1): 205-210
- Fassio, G.; Russini, V.; Pusateri, F.; Giannuzzi-Savelli, R.; Høisæter, T.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2019). An assessment of Raphitoma and allied genera (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 85(4): 414-425
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