''Granulina boucheti'' is a
species
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of minute
sea snail
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, 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 ...
mollusc
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in the family
Granulinidae.
[Gofas, S. (2014). Granulina boucheti Gofas, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140309 on 2015-01-19]
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.1 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to
Sicily
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. The type locality is
Aci Trezza
Aci Trezza () is a town in Sicily, southern Italy, a ''frazione'' of the comune of Aci Castello, c. 10 km north of Catania, with a population of around 5,000 people.
Located on the coast of the Ionian Sea, the village has a long history of ...
.
References
* Gofas S. (1992). "Le genre ''Granulina'' (Marginellidae) en Méditerranée et dans l'Atlantique oriental". ''Bollettino Malacologico'' 28(1-4): 1-26. (original description: 10-11)
Gastropods described in 1992
Granulinidae
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