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Gibberula navratilovae

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Gibberula navratilovae
Shell of Gibberula navratilovae (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. navratilovae
Binomial name
Gibberula navratilovae
Ortea, 2015

Gibberula navratilovae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae. It is named after American tennis player Martina Navratilova.[1][2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Gibberula navratilovae Ortea, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865607 on 2019-01-05
  2. ^ 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. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 27: 137-187.