Glabella tyermani

Glabella tyermani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Glabella tyermani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Marginellidae
Subfamily:
Marginellinae
Genus:
Glabella
Species:
G. tyermani
Binomial name
Glabella tyermani
(Marrat, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Glabella eveleighi Tomlin & Schackleford, 1913
  • Glabella keppeli (Sykes, 1905)
  • Marginella eveleighi Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913
  • Marginella keppeli Sykes, 1905
  • Marginella tyermani Marrat, 1876

Description

The shell size varies between 4.5 mm and 16 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Gabon and Liberia.

References
  1. Glabella tyermani (Marrat, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 September 2010.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
  • Gofas S. & Fernandes F. 1988. The marginellids of São Tomé, West Africa. Journal of Conchology 33(1): 1–30, pls. 1–2. page(s): 11–12, pl. 1B
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
  • "Glabella tyermani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 December 2010.


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