Talisman scrobilator is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

A study, published in 2019, has shown that the Atlantic-Mediterranean Talisman scrobilator forms a species complex with two extant forms, proposed as subspecies, and one fossil form:[2]

  • Talisman scrobilator scrobilator (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym: Murex scrobilator Linnaeus, 1758) (distribution in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea)
  • Talisman scrobilator coriaceum (Reeve, 1844) (synonym: Ranella coriacea Reeve, 1844) (distribution off West Africa)
  • Talisman nodosa (fossil from Miocene strata in the Mediterranean Sea).

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Talisman scrobilator (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472101 on 2023-07-20
  2. ^ Smriglio, Carlo; Furfaro, Giulia; Trillò, Piergiorgio; Appolloni, Massimo; Mariottini, Paolo (2019). "A review of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Bursa scrobilator (Linnaeus, 1758) species complex". Molluscan Research. 39 (4): 341–354. doi:10.1080/13235818.2019.1600397. S2CID 182303065.


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