Scabricola Explained

Scabricola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.

Description

The shell is rough, with transverse, elevated ridges and longitudinal striae. The suture is not coronated. The aperture is effuse. The outer lip is crenate.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Scabricola include:

Species brought into synonymy:

• Scabricola biconica Bozzetti, 2011 accepted as Swainsonia biconica (Bozzetti, 2011) (original combination)
• Scabricola casta (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Swainsonia casta (Gmelin, 1791)
• Scabricola fissurata (Lamarck, 1811): synonym of Swainsonia fissurata (Lamarck, 1811)
• Scabricola fusca (Swainson, 1824): synonym of Swainsonia fusca (Swainson, 1824)
• Scabricola gorii: synonym of Pterygia gorii (Turner, 2007)
• Scabricola granatina: synonym of Domiporta granatina (Lamarck, 1811)
• Scabricola interlirata (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Imbricaria interlirata (Reeve, 1844)
• Scabricola lugubris (Swainson, 1821) accepted as Strigatella lugubris (Swainson, 1821)
• Scabricola juttinga Koperberg, 1931: synonym of Gemmulimitra duplilirata (Reeve, 1845)
• Scabricola newcombii (Pease, 1869): synonym of Swainsonia newcombii (Pease, 1869)
• Scabricola ocellata (Swainson, 1831): synonym of Swainsonia ocellata (Swainson, 1831)
• Scabricola scabriuscula: synonym of Neocancilla papilio (Link, 1807)

External links

• Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp
• Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183(2): 253-337

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls