Jujubinus vexationis

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

Jujubinus vexationis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Jujubinus
Species:
J. vexationis
Binomial name
Jujubinus vexationis
Curini-Galletti, 1990

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira.

References

  • Curini-Galletti M. (1990). Revision of the genus Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884: The J. gravinae (Dautzenberg, 1881) species group. Lavori, Società Italiana di Malacologia 23: 37–50 pl. 1–4-page(s): 43–45; pl. 2 fig. 5-8
  • "Jujubinus vexationis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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