WoRMS name details
Zebina hebes (R. B. Watson, 1883)
566255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:566255)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (The description strongly suggests that it belong neither to Eulima, nor to Zebina)
Species
marine
(of Eulima hebes R. B. Watson, 1883) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 17: 127 [details]
page(s): 17: 127 [details]
Taxonomic remark Watson described "...unequal, close-set, hair-like microscopic lines of growth, and faint broader spirals". Especially the...
Taxonomic remark Watson described "...unequal, close-set, hair-like microscopic lines of growth, and faint broader spirals". Especially the latter indicates that this is not a Zebina. Possibly this is a barleeid, related to Caelatura, s.l. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Zebina hebes (R. B. Watson, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566255 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eulima hebes R. B. Watson, 1883) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 17: 127 [details]
basis of record Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. [details]
page(s): 17: 127 [details]
basis of record Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Watson described "...unequal, close-set, hair-like microscopic lines of growth, and faint broader spirals". Especially the latter indicates that this is not a Zebina. Possibly this is a barleeid, related to Caelatura, s.l. [details]
