Gibbula senegalensis

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

Gibbula senegalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Gibbula
Species:
G. senegalensis
Binomial name
Gibbula senegalensis
Menke, 1853
Synonyms

Gibbula nassauiensis "Chemnitz, J.H." Stearns, R.E.C., 1893

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 and 5.5 mm (0.079 and 0.217 in).

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes[2] and is widespread off West Africa.

References

  1. Gibbula senegalensis Menke, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  2. Rolán E. and Templado (2001), New species of Trochidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde archipelago; Iberus : revista de la Sociedad Española de Malacología v. 18-19 (2000–2001)
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • "Gibbula senegalensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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