Gibberula atwoodae
Appearance
Gibberula atwoodae | |
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Shell of Gibberula atwoodae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cystiscidae |
Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
Genus: | Gibberula |
Species: | G. atwoodae
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Binomial name | |
Gibberula atwoodae Ortea, 2015
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Gibberula atwoodae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae. It is named after Canadian writer Margaret Atwood.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 2.65 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in Guadeloupe.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Gibberula atwoodae Ortea, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865616 on 2019-01-05
- ^ Ortea, J. (2015). "Descripción de 21 especies de Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) en honor de 21 mujeres distinguidas con el Premio Príncipe de Asturias". Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc. (in Spanish). 27: 137–187. Retrieved 22 April 2021.