Gabrielona sulcifera

Gabrielona sulcifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[1]

Gabrielona sulcifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Phasianelloidea
Family:
Phasianellidae
Genus:
Gabrielona
Species:
G. sulcifera
Binomial name
Gabrielona sulcifera
Robertson, 1973
Synonyms
  • Eucosmia brevis auct. non d'Orbigny, 1842
  • Phasianella brevis d'Orbigny, Dall, W.H., 1889

Description

The size of the shell varies between 1.3 mm and 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References
  1. Gabrielona sulcifera Robertson, 1973. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 March 2013.
  • Robertson, R. 1973. The genus Gabrielona (Phasianellidae) in the Indo-Pacific and West Indies. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(14): 41–61
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • "Gabrielona sulcifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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