''Jujubinus gravinae'' 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 size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal, the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

and the

Cape Verdes , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

References

* Dautzenberg P., 1881: ''Liste des coquilles recueillies à Cannes par MM. E. et Ad. Dollfus'' ; Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes 11: 117–121 * Ghisotti F. & Melone G., 1969–1975: ''Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo''; Conchiglie Part 1: suppl. 5 (11–12): 1–28 969 Part 2: suppl. 6 (3–4): 29–46

970 Year 970 (Roman numerals, CMLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 970th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' designations, the 970th year of the 1st millennium, ...

Part 3: suppl. 7 (1–2): 47–77

971 Year 971 ( CMLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men) ...

Part 4. suppl. 8 (11–12): 79–144 972 Part 5. suppl. 11 (11–12): 147–208 975* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

* gravinae Gastropods described in 1881 Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea Molluscs of the Canary Islands Gastropods of Cape Verde {{Trochidae-stub