Tibersyrnola unifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Tibersyrnola |
| Species: | T. unifasciata
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| Tibersyrnola unifasciata (Forbes, 1844)
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THe synonym Syrnola wenzi was named after Wilhelm August Wenz (1886-1945), a German malacologist.
Description
editThe shell is smooth and polished. It is white, with a median, narrow, light chestnut band. The teleoconch contains 11 flattened whorls. The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6.5 mm.[4]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in rather deep water (200m - 700m) in the following locations:[1]
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Mediterranean Sea : Sicily, Greece
- Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
- Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (the Azores)
- Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
- United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
- Canary Islands
- Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania
Notes
editAdditional information regarding this species:[1]
- Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls
References
edit- ^ a b c d Bouchet, P. (2015). Tibersyrnola unifasciata (Forbes, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=768168 on 2015-04-19
- ^ 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
- ^ Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105. [5 June 1997]
- ^ Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 341; 1889
- Graham A. (1971), British Prosobranchs, Synopses of the British Fauna, New series, No. 2; Linnean Society., London
- Nordsieck, F. (1972). Die europäischen Meeresschnecken (Opisthobranchia mit Pyramidellidae; Rissoacea). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart. XIII + 327 pp.
- Fenaux A. (1942). Mollusques nouveaux du littoral occidental de la Méditerranée. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique 825-826-827: 2-3
External links
edit- Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER,José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
- CLEMAM
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Eulimella unifasciata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- 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. 130-193
- Micali P., Nofroni I. & Smriglio C. (2014) Odostomia crassa Jeffreys, 1884 junior synonym of Tibersyrnola unifasciata (Forbes, 1844), new combination (Gastropoda Pyramidellidae). Biodiversity Journal 5(2): 209
- Jeffreys, J. G. (1884). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions, 1868-70. (Part VIII). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882: 341-372, pl. 26-28
- Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. Scientia Marina. 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material