''Gibberula asellina'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk, in the
family Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
Description
The shell is minute to large, either white, uniformly colored, or patterned; the surface is smooth, sculptured, or axially costate; ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Gibberula asellina'' Jousseaume, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819309 on 2019-01-05]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
*
Mauritius
*
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
References
* Cossignani T. (2011) Una nuova Gibberula da Mauritius. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 73: 13
* Boyer F. (2014). Révision des Gibberula (Gastropoda : Cystiscidae) du niveau récifal de l'archipel des Mascareignes. Xenophora Taxonomy. 5: 7-16.
External links
Jousseaume F. (1875). Coquilles de la famille des marginelles. Monographie. Revue et Magazin de Zoologie. ser. 3, 3: 164-271; 429-435.
asellina
Gastropods described in 1875
Cystiscidae
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