Ebala

Ebala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ebalinae, family Murchisonellidae.[2]

Not to be confused with Ebola.

Ebala
Drawing of a shell of Ebala nitidissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Murchisonelloidea
Family: Murchisonellidae
Genus: Ebala
Gray, 1847[1]

Members of the genus Ebala are small (<4 mm) gastropods, the shells of which have a sinistral protoconch. The shell is transparent, sometimes with opaque spots. In contrast to most of the families in the parent superfamily Pyramidelloidea, they do possess a radula. They are found in tropical to temperate waters, often associated with sea grass beds (e.g. Posidonia and Zostera).

Species

Species within the genus Ebala include:

  • Ebala communis Bandel, 2005[3]
  • Ebala gradata (Monterosato, 1878)[4]
  • Ebala micalii (Peñas & Rolán, 2001)
  • Ebala nitidissima (Montagu, 1803)[5]
  • Ebala pagodula (Yokoyama, 1927)
  • Ebala pointeli (de Folin, 1868)[6]
  • Ebala scintillans A. Adams, 1861
  • Ebala striatula (Jeffreys, 1856)[7]
  • Ebala torquata (Saurin, 1962)
  • Ebala trigonostoma (de Folin, 1872)[8]
  • Ebala venusta (Melvill, 1904)
  • Ebala vestalis A. Adams, 1861
  • Ebala virginea A. Adams, 1860

References
  1. Leach (October 1847) Annals of Natural History 20: 270; Gray (November 1847). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 160.
  2. Gofas, S. (2009). Ebala Gray, 1847. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137920 on 2010-09-16
  3. WoRMS (2009). Ebala communis Bandel, 2005. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389746 on 2010-09-16
  4. Gofas, S. (2009). Ebala gradata (Monterosato, 1878). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181167 on 2010-09-16
  5. Gofas, S. (2009). Ebala nitidissima (Montagu, 1803). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139664 on 2010-09-16
  6. Gofas, S. (2009). Ebala pointeli (de Folin, 1868). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139665 on 2010-09-16
  7. Gofas, S. (2009). Ebala striatula (Jeffreys, 1856). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139666 on 2010-09-16
  8. Gofas, S. (2009). Ebala trigonostoma (de Folin, 1872). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139667 on 2010-09-16

Further reading

Warén, A. (1994). "Systematic position and validity of Ebala, Gray, 1847 (Ebalidae fam. n., Pyramidelloidea, Heterobranchia)". Bollettino Malacologico. 30: 203–210.

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