Jujubinus guanchus
| Jujubinus guanchus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Jujubinus |
| Species: | J. guanchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Jujubinus guanchus Curini-Galletti, 1985
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Jujubinus guanchus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
The species is named after the Guanche people who once inhabited the Canary Islands.[2]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ Jujubinus guanchus Curini-Galletti, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- ^ Curini Galletti M. (1985). Taxonomic notes on Trochidae: two new species of Jujubinus from the Canary Islands. Basteria 49: 133–144
External links
[edit]- "Jujubinus guanchus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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