Gibbula denizi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Gibbula denizi | |
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Shell of Gibbula denizi (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Gibbula |
Species: | G. denizi
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Binomial name | |
Gibbula denizi Rolán & Swinnen, 2013
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Description
editThe height of the shell attains 3 mm. The shell is typically small and conical in shape
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, specifically off the coast of Angola.[1]
References
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- ^ a b 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