''Gibberula lucia'' 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 lucia'' Jousseaume, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596323 on 2019-01-05]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Cape Verdes
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, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
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References
* Jousseaume, F., 1876. - Description de quelques mollusques nouveaux. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 1: 265-273
* Moreno D. 2012. The genus Gibberula (Gastropoda, Cystiscidae) in the Cape Verde Islands with the description of a new species. Iberus, 30(1): 67–83.
External links
MNHN, Paris: syntype
lucia Lucia may refer to:
Arts and culture
* ''Lucía'', a 1968 Cuban film by Humberto Solás
* ''Lucia'' (film), a 2013 Kannada-language film
* '' Lucia & The Best Boys'', a Scottish indie rock band formerly known as ''LUCIA''
* "Lucia", a Swedish c ...
Gastropods described in 1877
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