Jujubinus ruscurianus

Jujubinus ruscurianus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Jujubinus
Species:	J. ruscurianus
Binomial name
	Jujubinus ruscurianus; (Weinkauff, 1868)
Synonyms
	Jujubinus kochi Nordsieck, 1973; Jujubinus ruscurianus var. flammulata Pallary 1920; Jujubinus ruscurianus var. purpurea Pallary 1920; Trochus ruscurianus Weinkauff, 1868 (original description);

Jujubinus ruscurianus 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 4 mm and 7 mm.

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal and Morocco; in the Alboran Sea and in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

Weinkauff H. C., 1867–1868: Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres, ihre geographische und geologisches Verbreitung; T. Fischer, Cassel, Vol. 1: pp. XIX + 307 [1867]. Vol. 2: pp. VI + 512. [1868]
Pallary P., 1920: Exploration scientifique du Maroc organisée par la Société de Géographie de Paris et continuée par la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc. Deuxième fascicule. Malacologie (1912) Larose, Rabat et Paris pp. 108, 1 pl., 1 map
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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