Ebala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ebalinae, family Murchisonellidae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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).[citation needed]
Species
editSpecies 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
edit- ^ Leach (October 1847) Annals of Natural History 20: 270; Gray (November 1847). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 160.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
editWarén, A. (1994). "Systematic position and validity of Ebala, Gray, 1847 (Ebalidae fam. n., Pyramidelloidea, Heterobranchia)". Bollettino Malacologico. 30: 203–210.
External links
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