Jujubinus unidentatus

Jujubinus unidentatus
Jujubinus unindentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Trochidae
Genus:Jujubinus
Species: J. unidentatus
Binomial name
Jujubinus unidentatus
(Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Jujubinus africanus Nordsieck, 1973
  • Jujubinus fulguratus Pallary, 1906 (dubious synonym)
  • Trochus unidentatus Philippi, 1844
  • Trochus venosus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1816

Jujubinus unidentatus 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 6 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisia.

References

  1. 1 2 Jujubinus unidentatus (Philippi, 1844).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  • Philippi R. A., 1844: Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2; Eduard Anton, Halle [Halis Saxorum] iv + 303 p., pl. 13-28
  • Monterosato T. A. (di), 1884: Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee; Palermo, Virzi pp. 152
  • Pallary P., 1906: Liste des Mollusques marins de la baie de Tripoli; Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 53: 203-213
  • Nordsieck F., 1973: Il genere Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884 in Europa; La Conchiglia 50: 6-7, 11-12
  • 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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