Ebenomitra tricolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Description The length of the shell attains 8 mm.
(Described in French as Mitra exilis) The shell has a rather elongated fusiform shape, more developed above than below. Its longitudinal folds are fairly pronounced, though somewhat short. The spire is high and pointed, with seven to eight fairly convex whorls, and the suture is quite deep. The body whorl is large, slightly swollen in the middle, and well tapered toward the base. The columella bears three folds, and the coloration is the same. The shell measures 8 to 9 mm in height and about 2¾ mm in diameter. Locard, A. (1890). Notices conchyliologiques. X. Les Mitres des côtes de France. L'Echange 6(62): 109-110
Distribution This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off France.
References
Costa, O.G. (1844) Catalogo de'testacei viventi del piccolo e grande mare di Taranto redatto sul sistema di Lamarck. Atti Reale Accademia di Scienze in Napoli, 5, 13–66, 4 pls
External links
Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, F.G. Levrault. 3(XVI): 1-480, 14 pls. Bivona-Bernardi Ant. (1832). Caratteri di alcune nuove specie di conchiglie. Effemeride Scientifiche e Letterarie per la Sicilia. 2: 16-24, pls 2-3.