Hebra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Hebra
Hebra nigra
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Hebra

A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Buccinum muricatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa (Hebra) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassarius (Hebra) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Scabronassa Peile, 1939

This genus is unaccepted and is considered a synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 .[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Hebra include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Hebra corticata (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of Hebra nigra (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
  • Hebra crenolirata (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of Nassarius crenoliratus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Hebra curta (Gould, 1850) : synonym of Hebra horrida (Dunker, 1847)
  • Hebra horrida (Dunker, 1847) : synonym of Nassarius horridus (Dunker, 1847)
  • Hebra nigra (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) : synonym of Nassarius nigrus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
  • Hebra subspinosa (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Nassarius subspinosus (Lamarck, 1822)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hebra Adams, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 February 2011.
  • H. & Adams, A. 1853. The genera of Recent Mollusca arranged according to their organization. London : John Van Voorst Vol. 1(Parts I-VIII) pp. 1–256, pls 1-32.
  • Peile, A.J. 1939. Radula notes VI, VII. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 23(5): 270-276, figs 38-40
  • Galindo L.A., Puillandre N., Utge J., Lozouet P. & Bouchet P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353.