Jujubinus gravinae

Jujubinus gravinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Trochidae
Genus:Jujubinus
Species: J. gravinae
Binomial name
Jujubinus gravinae
(Dautzenberg, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Jujubinus parvosiculus Ghisotti & Melone, 1975
  • Trochus gravinae Dautzenberg, 1881 (original description)

Jujubinus gravinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal, the Canary Islands and the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. ↑ Jujubinus gravinae (Dautzenberg, 1881).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  • Dautzenberg P., 1881: Liste des coquilles recueillies à Cannes par MM. E. et Ad. Dollfus ; Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes 11: 117-121
  • Ghisotti F. & Melone G., 1969-1975: Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo; Conchiglie Part 1: suppl. 5 (11-12): 1-28 [1969]. Part 2: suppl. 6 (3-4): 29-46 [1970]. Part 3: suppl. 7 (1-2): 47-77 [1971]. Part 4. suppl. 8 (11-12): 79-144 [1972]. Part 5. suppl. 11 (11-12): 147-208 [1975]
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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