Gibberula conejoensis
Gibberula conejoensis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Cystiscidae.[2]
| Gibberula conejoensis | |
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| Shell of Gibberula conejoensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Gibberula |
| Species: | G. conejoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibberula conejoensis McCleery, 2008[1] | |
Description
The length of this species attains 2.55 mm.
Distribution
It has only been found in its type locality, Isla Conejo, Los Testigos Islands, which are Federal Dependencies of Venezuela in the Caribbean.[3]
References
- McCleery, T. (2008). "Descriptions of sixteen new species of the genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the Caribbean". Novapex. 9 (2–3): 101–118.
- Gibberula conejoensis McCleery, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- McCleery, Tony (2008). "Descriptions of sixteen new species of the genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda : Cystiscidae) from the Caribbean". Novapex. 9 (2–3): 107.
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