''Zebinella'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of minute
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
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s or
micromollusk
A micromollusc is a shelled mollusc which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine molluscs, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater molluscs also ...
s, in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Rissoinidae
Rissoinidae is a large family (biology), family of Sea snail, sea snails. Members of the Rissoinidae have an operculum and are very small in size. Several genera that were previously part of Rissoinidae have been assigned to the Zebinidae family. ...
.
Description
The shell is moderately small and slender. The
protoconch
A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also called " ...
consists of about 2½ smooth
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
In nature
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s. The outer
lip
The lips are a horizontal pair of soft appendages attached to the jaws and are the most visible part of the mouth of many animals, including humans. Mammal lips are soft, movable and serve to facilitate the ingestion of food (e.g. sucklin ...
is varicose, extending forward. The channel across the
basal lip is shallow, slightly undercutting the
columella
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (, Arabic: ) was a prominent Roman writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire.
His in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture and ancient Roman cuisin ...
. The parietal wall is callused, forming a channel with the outer lip. The
sculpture
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consists of fine axial
ribs, between which lie fine spiral threads. Aside from the difference in sculpture, the outer lip is more flaring than in ''
Rissoina
''Rissoina'' is a large genus of minute sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs, in the family (biology), family Rissoinidae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species ...
'' s. s., and the channel across the basal lip is wider and shallower, and does not undercut the columella so strongly.
[* ]
Species
Species within the genus ''Zebinella'' include:
* † ''
Zebinella abbotti''
(Ladd, 1866)
* ''
Zebinella alarconi''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''
Zebinella albida
''Zebinella albida'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella albida (C. B. Adams, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1845)
* ''
Zebinella allemani
''Zebinella allemani'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella allemani (Bartsch, 1931). Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...
''
(Bartsch, 1931)
* † ''
Zebinella ame
''Zebinella ame'' is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella ame (Woodring, 1928) †. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
''
(Woodring, 1928)
* ''
Zebinella angulata''
(Laseron, 1956)
* † ''
Zebinella azaniensis''
(Cox, 1927)
* ''
Zebinella barthelowi
''Zebinella barthelowi'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella barthelowi (Bartsch, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...
''
(Bartsch, 1915)
* † ''
Zebinella brandenburgi''
(Boettger, 1896)
* † ''
Zebinella cochlearina
''Zebinella cochlearina'' is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella cochlearina (Meunier, 1880) †. Accessed through: World ...
''
(Meunier, 1880)
* † ''
Zebinella constantinensis
''Zebinella constantinensis'' is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella constantinensis (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902) †. Acce ...
''
(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902) †
* † ''
Zebinella corrugata
''Zebinella corrugata'' is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella corrugata (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902) †. Accessed through ...
''
(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902)
* ''
Zebinella craticula''
Faber, 2018
* ''
Zebinella decussata
''Zebinella decussata'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
Description
The ...
''
(Montagu, 1803)
* † ''
Zebinella degrangei
''Zebinella degrangei'' is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae
Rissoinidae is a large family (biology), family of Sea snail, sea snails. Members of the Rissoinidae have ...
''
(Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919)
* ''
Zebinella dilatata
''Zebinella dilatata'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae
Rissoinidae is a large family (biology), family of Sea snail, sea snails. Members of the Rissoinidae have an opercul ...
''
(Faber, 2017)
* ''
Zebinella elegantula
''Zebinella elegantula'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella elegantula (Angas, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
''
(Angas, 1880)
* † ''
Zebinella eleonorae''
(Boettger, 1901)
* † ''
Zebinella extranea''
(Eichwald, 1830)
* † ''
Zebinella formosana''
(Nomura, 1935)
* † ''
Zebinella fragileplicata''
(Beets, 1941)
* † ''
Zebinella geikiei''
(Von Koenen, 1892)
* ''
Zebinella guadeloupensis''
Faber & Moolenbeek, 2013
* ''
Zebinella herosae''
Faber, 2015
* † ''
Zebinella heterolira''
(Laws, 1941)
* ''
Zebinella janus''
(C. B. Adams, 1852)
* † ''
Zebinella liriope''
(Olsson & Harbison, 1953)
* † ''
Zebinella mijana''
(Ladd, 1866)
* † ''
Zebinella mimbastaensis''
(Lozouet, 2011)
* † ''
Zebinella minuta''
(Gabb, 1873)
* ''
Zebinella moellendorffi''
(Boettger, 1893)
* ''
Zebinella mohrensterni
''Zebinella mohrensterni'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella mohrensterni (Deshayes, 1863). Accessed through: World Register o ...
''
(Deshayes, 1863)
* ''
Zebinella monilis''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* † ''
Zebinella nuda''
(Briart & Cornet, 1887)
* † ''
Zebinella oligopleura''
(Woodring, 1928)
* † ''
Zebinella oyamai''
Itoigawa & Nishimoto, 1984
* ''
Zebinella paumotuensis''
(Couturier, 1907)
* † ''
Zebinella planata
''Zebinella planata'' is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella planata (Dall, 1892) †. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
(Dall, 1892)
* ''
Zebinella princeps''
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''
Zebinella punctifera''
Faber, 2015
* † ''
Zebinella recticostulata''
(Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919)
* † ''
Zebinella selandica''
Hansen, 2019
* † ''
Zebinella semidecussata''
(Boettger, 1902)
* ''
Zebinella sigmifer
''Zebinella sigmifer'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family (biology), family Rissoinidae.
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella sigmifer (Mörch, 1876). Accessed th ...
''
(Mörch, 1876)
* † ''
Zebinella sororcula''
(Boettger, 1901)
* ''
Zebinella striatocostata''
(d’Orbigny, 1842)
* ''
Zebinella striosa''
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
* † ''
Zebinella sturanii''
(Zunino & Pavia, 2009)
* † ''
Zebinella tehuacana''
Garvie, 2021
* † ''
Zebinella tenuicancellata''
(Briart & Cornet, 1887)
* ''
Zebinella townsendi''
(Bartsch, 1915)
* ''
Zebinella trigonostoma''
(Boettger, 1893)
* † ''
Zebinella varicosa''
(Boettger, 1906)
* ''
Zebinella vitiensis''
Faber, 2015
* † ''
Zebinella vredenburgi''
(Dey, 1962)
* ''
Zebinella zeltneri''
(de Folin, 1867)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Zebinella affinis''
(C. B. Adams, 1845): synonym of ''Zebinella striatocostata''
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
* ''Zebinella affinis''
(Garrett, 1873): synonym of ''Zebinella tenuistriata''
(Pease, 1868)
* ''Zebinella concinna''
(Laseron, 1956): synonym of ''
Rissoina evanida''
G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874 (junior subjective synonym)
* ''Zebinella cylindrica''
(Preston, 1908): synonym of ''
Rissoina andamanica
''Rissoina'' is a large genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs, in the family Rissoinidae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with valid are included within th ...
''
Weinkauff, 1881 (junior subjective synonym)
* ''Zebinella evanida''
(G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1881): synonym of ''
Rissoina evanida''
G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874 (
superseded combination
In taxonomy, a superseded combination is a notice of change to the binomial nomenclature of the accepted name of a species. This happens when a species is moved to a new genus after the initial species description. The original name is called a ...
)
* † ''Zebinella obsoleta''
(M. Hörnes, 1856): synonym of † ''
Chiliostigma obsoleta''
(M. Hörnes, 1856)
* † ''Zebinella planicosta''
(Von Koenen, 1892): synonym of † ''
Zebinella cochlearina
''Zebinella cochlearina'' is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella cochlearina (Meunier, 1880) †. Accessed through: World ...
''
(Meunier, 1880) (Junior synonym)
* ''Zebinella tenuistriata''
(Pease, 1868): synonym of ''
Rissoina tenuistriata
''Rissoina tenuistriata'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae
Rissoinidae is a large family (biology), family of Sea snail, sea snails. Members of the Rissoinidae have an ope ...
''
Pease, 1868 (superseded combination)
;Taxon inquirendum:
* ''Zebinella retusa''
(W. H. Turton, 1932)
References
* Laseron, C. F. (1956). The families Rissoinidae and Rissoidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 7 (3): 384–484.
* Faber M.J. & Moolenbeek R.G. (2013) ''Two new species of Rissoinidae from Guadeloupe (Gastropoda: Rissooidea).'' Miscellanea Malacologica 6(1): 9–14.
External links
Mörch, O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. Malakozoologische Blätter. 23: 45–58, 87–143Ponder W. F. (1985) ''A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea)''. Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1–221Arango y Molina, R. (1878–1880). Contribucion a la fauna malacologica Cubana. La Habana
Rissoinidae
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