Tibersyrnola unifasciata

Tibersyrnola unifasciata
	Drawing of a shell of Tibersyrnola unifasciata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Tibersyrnola
Species:	T. unifasciata
Binomial name
	Tibersyrnola unifasciata; (Forbes, 1844)
Synonyms
	Eulima unifasciata Forbes, 1844 (original combination); Eulimella unifasciata van Aartsen, 1994; Odostomia crassa Jeffreys, 1884 (invalid: junior homonym of Odostomia crassa Thompson, 1845; Syrnola wenzi is a replacement name); Odostomia unifasciata (Forbes, 1844); Pyramidella unifasciata (Forbes, 1844); Syrnola cincta Fenaux, 1942 (dubious synonym); Syrnola unifasciata (Forbes, 1844); Syrnola wenzi F. Nordsieck, 1972; Turbonilla unifasciata (Forbes, 1844);

Tibersyrnola unifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]^[2]^[3]

THe synonym Syrnola wenzi was named after Wilhelm August Wenz (1886-1945), a German malacologist.

Description

The 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

This 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

Additional information regarding this species:^[1]

Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls

References

^ ^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

[WoRMS-1] 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

[2] 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

[3] 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]

[4] Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 341; 1889

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