Gibberula stella

Gibberula stella is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]

Gibberula stella
Shell of Gibberula stella (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Gibberula
Species:
G. stella
Binomial name
Gibberula stella
McCleery, 2008[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.

References

  1. 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.
  2. Gibberula stella McCleery, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.