Gibberula lalaina

Gibberula lalaina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.[1][2]

Gibberula lalaina
Shell of Gibberula lalaina (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Gibberula
Species:
G. lalaina
Binomial name
Gibberula lalaina
Bozzetti, 2012

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Gibberula lalaina Bozzetti, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596213 on 2019-01-05
  2. Bozzetti L. (2012) Gibberula lalaina (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Cystiscidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Sud-Occidentale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 74: 3-4. [February 2012]


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