Episcomitra cornicula
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| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
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- Mitra (Mitra) cornicula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mitra buccinoidea Risso, 1826
- Mitra cornea var. minor Weinkauff, 1868
- Mitra cornicula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mitra cornicula var. glandina Pallary, 1903
- Mitra cornicularis Lamarck, 1822
- Mitra corniculum [sic]
- Mitra corniculum var. brusinae Kobelt, 1901
- Mitra corniculum var. contraria Brusina, 1866
- Mitra corniculum var. nigra Pallary, 1920
- Mitra glabra Risso, 1826
- Mitra graja Reeve, 1845
- Mitra inflata Risso, 1826
- Mitra insolata Sowerby G.B. II, 1874
- Mitra lactea Philippi, 1836
- Mitra laevigata Bosc, 1801
- Mitra lutescens Lamarck, 1811
- Mitra media Risso, 1826
- Mitra nitens Risso, 1826
- Mitra nitida A. Adams, 1853
- Mitra obtusa Locard, 1886
- Mitra philippiana Forbes, 1844
- Mitra simplex Sowerby G.B. II, 1874
- Mitra spongiarum Menke, 1829
- Voluta cornicula Linnaeus, 1758
- Voluta laevigata Gmelin, 1791
- Voluta schroeteri Link, 1807
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Episcomitra cornicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.MolluscaBase (2018). Episcomitra cornicula (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060398 on 2019-01-04Fedosov 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.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 40 mm.
The shell is short, solid, ventricose and chestnut. The whorls are rounded, the body whorl ventricose in the middle,
contracted below, with two or three spiral grooves. The outer lip is flexuous.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936976 Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (31-32): 1–46, pls 352–379. London, privately published]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean and in tropical seas.
References
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- Menke, C.T. (1829) Verzeichniss der Ansehnlichen Conchylien-Sammlung des Freiherrn von den Malsburg. Heinrich Gelpte, Pyrmont, vi + 123 pp
External links
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- [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10436 Bosc, L. A. G. (1801). Histoire naturelle des coquilles, contenant leur description, les moeurs des animaux qui les habitent et leurs usages. Deterville, Paris. vol. 1, 343 p.; vol. 2, 330 p.; vol. 3, 292 p.; vol. 4, 280 p.; vol. 5, 255 p., 1 table, 44 plates.]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 Link D.H.F. (1807-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock: Adlers Erben]
- [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29406992 Lamarck [J.B.M.de]. (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Mitre (Mitra.). Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 17: 195-222.]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième. Paris: published by the Author, 711 pp.]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault:. . 3(XVI): 1-480, 14 pls.]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/100735#/summary Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. I-XIV, 1-303, Tab. XIII-XXVIII. Schropp, Berlin]
- [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12920789 Forbes E. (1844). Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on geology. Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1843. 130-193]
- [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231 Reeve L.A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859235#page/580/mode/1up Adams A. (1853 ["1851"]). Description of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 19: 132-141]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41695 Brusina S. (1866). Contribuzione pella fauna dei molluschi dalmati. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-königlichen Zoologisch-botanisch Gesellschaft in Wien 16: 1-134],
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=dg0AAAAAQAAJ Weinkauff H. C. (1867-1868). Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres, ihre geographische und geologisches Verbreitung. T. Fischer, Cassel ]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012 Locard A. (1886). Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusque marins. Lyon, H. Georg & Paris, Baillière : pp. X + 778]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100432 Pallary, P. (1920). Exploration scientifique du Maroc organisée par la Société de Géographie de Paris et continuée par la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc. Deuxième fascicule. Malacologie. i>Larose, Rabat et Paris pp. 108. 1(1): map]
- [https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx073/4855867 Fedosov 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]
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