Ersilia mediterranea

Ersilia mediterranea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Ersilia
Species: E. mediterranea
Binomial name
Ersilia mediterranea
Monterosato, 1869
Synonyms
  • Lacuna mediterranea Monterosato, 1869

Lacuna mediterranea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. This species is one of two known species to exist within the genus, Ersilia, the other species is Ersilia stancyki. As the name suggests, this species is mainly distributed throughout European waters off the coasts of the Iberian Peninsula.[1]

Description

The shell measures approximately 2 mm in length.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

References

  1. Monterosato, 1869. 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 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139797 on 2013-01-24.

External links

External identifiers for Ersilia mediterranea
WoRMS 139797


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