| Gibbula corallioides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Gibbula |
| Species: | G. corallioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbula corallioides Locard, 1898 | |
Gibbula corallioides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
It is similar to Gibbula magus and has often been considered in the past a synonym of this species. But it is somewhat smaller and the color variations are different.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Archipelago.[2]
References
- ↑ Gibbula corallioides Locard, 1898. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- ↑ Rolán E., Templado, J. (2001) New species of Trochidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde archipelago Iberus 19 (2) pp. 41–55.
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