Gibberula veilae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae. It is named after French politician Simone Veil.[1][2]
| Gibberula veilae | |
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| Shell of Gibberula veilae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Gibberula |
| Species: | G. veilae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibberula veilae Ortea, 2015
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 3.1 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Gibberula veilae Ortea, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865614 on 2019-01-05
- ^ Ortea, J. (2015). "Descripción de 21 especies de Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) en honor de 21 mujeres distinguidas con el Premio Príncipe de Asturias". Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc. (in Spanish). 27: 137–187. Retrieved 22 April 2021.