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Species of gastropod

Euthria cornea
Temporal range: Miocene - Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Tudiclidae
Genus: Euthria
Species: E. cornea
Binomial name
Euthria cornea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Buccinulum corneum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • † Euthria cornea rhodiensis Bevilacqua, 1928
  • Euthria cornea var. bellardii de Gregorio, 1885
  • Euthria cornea var. caprica de Gregorio, 1885
  • Euthria cornea var. crassa Monterosato, 1884
  • Euthria cornea var. crassilabra de Gregorio, 1885
  • Euthria cornea var. elongata Monterosato, 1884
  • Euthria gracilis Locard, 1891
  • Euthria inflata Bellardi, 1872 (dubious synonym)
  • Euthria lignarius Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
  • Euthria magna Bellardi, 1872 (dubious synonym)
  • Euthria major Locard, 1891
  • Euthria minor var. elongata Locard, 1886
  • Euthria obesa Bellardi, 1872 (dubious synonym)
  • Fusus conulus Risso, 1826
  • Fusus lignarius Lamarck, 1816
  • Murex conulus Olivi, A.G., 1792
  • Murex corneus Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)
  • Purpura alba Risso, 1826

Euthria cornea, common name : the spindle euthria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Fossil reports

The fossil record of this species dates back to the Miocene (age range: from 11.608 to 7.246 million years ago). These fossils have been found in Italy.

Fossil shell of Euthria cornea from Pliocene of Italy
Euthria cornea laying capsules with eggs

Description

The shell size of Euthria cornea varies between 20 mm and 80 mm. This mollusk has a robust fusiform shell, with a sharp apex. The opening is oval, wide, with slight striae. The horny operculum is oval. The coloration of the shell is quite variable, with irregular dark spots on a brownish-gray background. The mollusk is orange. This predatory species mainly feeds on small bivalves, opening slightly the valves with the strong foot and sucking the tissues.

Distribution and habitat

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal and Morocco and in the Mediterranean Sea. It can be found at depths of 5 to 30 m, mainly on rocky substrates.

References

  1. ^ Euthria cornea (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ Gastropods.com = Euthria cornea; accessed :
  3. Fossilworks
  4. ^ Paleofox
  • Lamarck J.B. (1816). Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. In: Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la Nature. Mollusques et Polypes divers. Agasse, Paris. 16 pp.
  • 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
  • Brunetti M.M. & Della Bella G. (2016). Revisioni di alcuni generi della famiglia Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815 nel Plio-Pleistocene del Bacino Mediterraneo, con descrizione di tre nuove specie. Bollettino Malacologico. 52: 3-37

External links

Media related to Euthria cornea at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers
Euthria cormea


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