Ersilia mediterranea

Species of gastropod

Ersilia mediterranea

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Littorinimorpha
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

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The shell measures approximately 2 mm in length.

## Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:

* European waters (ERMS scope)
* Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
* Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone

## References

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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

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* To World Register of Marine Species

Taxon identifiers

Ersilia mediterranea|

* Wikidata: Q13612848
* CoL: 3B9S2
* EUNIS: 59797
* GBIF: 4362348
* iNaturalist: 1221699
* IRMNG: 10818874
* OBIS: 139797
* Open Tree of Life: 2896054
* SeaLifeBase: 139749
* WoRMS: 139797

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