''Gibberula varicosa'' is a species of

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mollusk, in the family

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.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Gibberula varicosa'' Boyer, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1000212 on 2019-01-05Boyer F. (2017). Révision des marginelles d'Issel et description de trois Gibberula nouvelles des côtes égyptiennes de la Mer Rouge. Xenophora Taxonomy. 16: 9-24.

Distribution

This species occurs in Egyptian part of the Red Sea.

References

varicosa Gastropods described in 2017 {{Cystiscidae-stub