Biology:Gibberula fortis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Gibberula fortis
Gibberula fortis (MNHN-IM-2000-20470).jpeg
Shell of Gibberula fortis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Gibberula
Species:
G. fortis
Binomial name
Gibberula fortis
McCleery, 2008[1]


Gibberula fortis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Cystiscidae.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.17 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.

References

  1. McCleery, T. (2008). "Descriptions of sixteen new species of the genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the Caribbean". Novapex 9 (2-3): 101-118. 
  2. Gibberula fortis McCleery, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q5558765 entry