Gibbula tingitana
Gibbula tingitana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Gibbula tingitana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Gibbula |
| Species: | G. tingitana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbula tingitana Pallary, 1901 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and off Morocco (Tangiers).
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References
- Gibbula tingitana Pallary, 1901. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- Pallary P. (1901). Diagnoses de quelques coquilles nouvelles provenant du Maroc. Journal de Conchyliologie 49: 226–228, 314-315 page(s): 315
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