Jump to content

Gibberula crassa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gibberula crassa
Shell of Gibberula crassa (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. crassa
Binomial name
Gibberula crassa
McCleery, 2009[1]

Gibberula crassa is a species of very small sea snail. It is a marine gastropod micromollusc in the family Cystiscidae.[2]

Etymology

[edit]

The specific name crassa derives from the Latin word for thick, referring to its wide shell.

Description

[edit]

The closest intrageneric relatives of Gibberula crassa are Gibberula macula, Gibberula ubitaensis and Gibberula ubitalta. Typically, it possesses a wide shell with a length of 1.77 mm, a strong inward curve and a slightly indented axial fold.[1]

Distribution

[edit]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama at depths ranging from 41 meters - 95 meters deep.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c McCleery, Tony (2009). "Descriptions of four new species of the genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the western Caribbean Sea and proposal for a new species group". Novapex: trimestriel de la Société belge de malacologie. 10 (2): 33–46. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ Gibberula crassa McCleery, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.