Gibberula vitium
Gibberula vitium is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]
Gibberula vitium | |
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Shell of Gibberula vitium (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. vitium |
Binomial name | |
Gibberula vitium McCleery, 2008[1] | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.14 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.
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 vitium McCleery, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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