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Gibberula cherubini

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Gibberula cherubini
Shell of Gibberula cherubini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Gibberula
Species:
G. cherubini
Binomial name
Gibberula cherubini
(Bavay, 1922)
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginella cherubini Bavay, 1922

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

Description

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The shell size is 3.6 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, the Seychelles and Réunion.

References

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  1. ^ a b Gibberula cherubini (Bavay, 1922). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2010.
  • Bavay, A., 1922. Coquilles des sables littoraux marins. Journal de Conchyliologie 67: 57–66
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Cossignani T. (2006) Una nuova Gibberula dal Mar Rosso (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Cystiscidae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 50: 11.