Gibbula denizi

Gibbula denizi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Gibbula denizi
Shell of Gibbula denizi (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Gibbula
Species:
G. denizi
Binomial name
Gibbula denizi
Rolán & Swinnen, 2013

Description

The height of the shell attains 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Gibbula denizi Rolán & Swinnen, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=731803 on 2014-01-25
  • Rolán E. & Swinnen F. (2013) A new species of Gibbula (Prosobranchia, Trochidae) from Angola. Gloria Maris 52(5): 123–127


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