''Scabricola'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitres or mitre shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea snails, widely distributed marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.
Both the Latin name and the common name a ...
.
Description
The shell is rough, with transverse, elevated ridges and longitudinal striae. The suture is not coronated. The
aperture
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is effuse. The outer
lip
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is crenate.
Species
Species within the genus ''Scabricola'' include:
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Scabricola biconica''
Bozzetti, 2011 accepted as ''
Swainsonia biconica''
(Bozzetti, 2011) (original combination)
* ''Scabricola casta''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Swainsonia casta''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Scabricola fissurata''
(Lamarck, 1811): synonym of ''
Swainsonia fissurata''
(Lamarck, 1811)
* ''Scabricola fusca''
(Swainson, 1824): synonym of ''
Swainsonia fusca''
(Swainson, 1824)
* ''Scabricola gorii'': synonym of ''
Pterygia gorii''
(Turner, 2007)
* ''Scabricola granatina'': synonym of ''
Domiporta granatina''
(Lamarck, 1811)
* ''Scabricola interlirata''
(Reeve, 1844) accepted as ''
Imbricaria interlirata''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''Scabricola lugubris''
(Swainson, 1821) accepted as ''
Strigatella lugubris''
(Swainson, 1821)
* ''Scabricola juttinga''
Koperberg, 1931: synonym of ''
Gemmulimitra duplilirata''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Scabricola newcombii''
(Pease, 1869): synonym of ''
Swainsonia newcombii''
(Pease, 1869)
* ''Scabricola ocellata''
(Swainson, 1831):
synonym of ''
Swainsonia ocellata''
(Swainson, 1831)
* ''Scabricola scabriuscula'': synonym of ''
Neocancilla papilio''
(Link, 1807)
References
External links
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 ppFedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183(2): 253-337
Mitridae
Gastropod genera
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