''Gibbula vimontiae'' 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
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 Trochidae, the top snails.
Description
The height of the shell attains 3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the
Mediterranean Sea.
References
Monterosato T. A. (di) (1883–1885). ''Conchiglie littorali mediterranee''. Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo, 3(3): 87–91 (1883); 3(4): 102–111; 3(5): 137–140; 3(6): 159–163; 3(8): 227–231; 3(10): 277–281; 4(1–2): 21–25; 4(3): 60–63 (1884); 4(4): 80–84; 4(8): 200–204 (1885)* Oberling J.J., 1970: ''Quelques espèces nouvelles de Gastropodes du bassin Méditerranéen''; Kleine Mitteilungen, Naturhistorisches Museum Bern
1: 1–7
External links
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vimontiae
Gastropods described in 1884
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