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Ebala

Ebala
Ebala nitidissima 001.png
Drawing of a shell of Ebala nitidissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Murchisonelloidea
Family: Murchisonellidae
Genus: Ebala
Gray, 1847

Ebala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ebalinae, family Murchisonellidae.

Members of the genus Ebala are small (<4 mm) gastropods, the shells of which have a sinistral . 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).

Species within the genus Ebala include:

Warén, A. (1994). "Systematic position and validity of Ebala, Gray, 1847 (Ebalidae fam. n., Pyramidelloidea, Heterobranchia)". Bollettino Malacologico. 30: 203–210. 


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