Tibersyrnola unifasciata

Tibersyrnola unifasciata
	Drawing of a shell of Tibersyrnola unifasciata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Additional 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]

[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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