''Eburna'' is a

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Description

The shell is fusiformly cylindrical, polished and solid. It is generally deeply umbilicated. The

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is elevated. The suture is covered with enamel. The

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is oval and elongated. The inner

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is tortuous. The outer lip is acute, with a slight tooth on the fore part.

Species

The genus ''Eburna'' currently includes three accepted species: * '' Eburna balteata'' (Swainson, 1825) * '' Eburna glabrata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Eburna lienardii'' (Bernardi, 1858) Previously valid species brought into synonymy include: * ''Eburna ambulacrum'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of '' Babylonia ambulacrum'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (original combination) * ''Eburna australis'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1833: synonym of '' Zemira australis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination) * ''Eburna borneensis'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1864: synonym of '' Babylonia borneensis'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1864) (original combination) * ''Eburna chemnitziana'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of ''

Babylonia areolata ''Babylonia areolata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Babyloniidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Babylonia areolata (Link, 1807). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Link, 1807) * ''Eburna chrysostoma'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of '' Babylonia spirata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Eburna flavida'' Lamarck, 1801 : synonym of ''Eburna glabrata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Eburna formosae'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of '' Babylonia formosae'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) (original combination) * ''Eburna immaculata'' Jousseaume, 1883: synonym of '' Babylonia ambulacrum'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Eburna japonica'' Reeve, 1842: synonym of '' Babylonia japonica'' (Reeve, 1842) (original combination) * ''Eburna lienardi'' (Bernardi, 1859) : synonym of ''Eburna lienardii'' (Bernardi, 1859) (misspelling) * ''Eburna lutosa'' Lamarck, 1816: synonym of '' Babylonia lutosa'' (Lamarck, 1816) (original combination) * ''Eburna millepunctata'' Turton, 1932: synonym of '' Zemiropsis papillaris'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Eburna mirabilis'' Grateloup, 1834 †: synonym of '' Fissilabia mirabilis'' (Grateloup, 1834) † (original combination) * ''Eburna molliana'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1859: synonym of ''

Babylonia valentiana ''Babylonia valentiana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Babyloniidae.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Babylonia valentiana'' (Swainson, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinesp ...

'' (Swainson, 1822) * ''Eburna monilis'' Schumacher, 1817: synonym of '' Bullia vittata'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Eburna pacifica'' Swainson, 1822: synonym of '' Babylonia lutosa'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Eburna papillaris'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of '' Zemiropsis papillaris'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (original combination) * ''Eburna perforata'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of '' Babylonia perforata'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) (original combination) * ''Eburna semipicta'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1866: synonym of '' Babylonia spirata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Eburna tessellata'' Swainson, 1823: synonym of ''

'' (Link, 1807) * ''Eburna troschelii'' Kobelt, 1881: synonym of '' Babylonia lutosa'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Eburna valentiana'' Swainson, 1822: synonym of ''

'' (Swainson, 1822) (original combination)

References

* Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1–526; page(s): 91; note: type species fixation

External links

Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp.

Adams H. & Adams A. (1853-1858). The genera of recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls.

Kantor Yu.I., Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Bonillo C. & Bouchet P. (2017). Returning to the roots: morphology, molecular phylogeny and classification of the Olivoidea (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 180(3): 493-541
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