Jujubinus vexationis

Jujubinus vexationis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Trochidae
Genus:Jujubinus
Species: J. vexationis
Binomial name
Jujubinus vexationis
Curini-Galletti, 1990

Jujubinus vexationis 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 5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira.

References

  • Curini-Galletti M. (1990). Revision of the genus Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884: The J. gravinae (Dautzenberg, 1881) species group. Lavori, Società Italiana di Malacologia 23: 37-50 pl. 1-4 page(s): 43-45; pl. 2 fig. 5-8

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