Gibberula estherae
| Gibberula estherae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Gibberula |
| Species: | G. estherae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibberula estherae Ortea & Moro, 2017[1]
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Gibberula estherae is a species of marine gastropod in the family Cystiscidae.[2] It is known from the Canary Islands.[1][2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the waters of the Canary Islands.[1][2] The type specimens were obtained off Fuerteventura and Graciosa at depths of 15–25 m (49–82 ft).[1]
Description
The shell is smooth and translucent and measures about 1.5 mm–2.7 mm × 1 mm–1.85 mm (0.059 in–0.106 in × 0.039 in–0.073 in).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Ortea, Jesús & Moro, Leopoldo (2017). "Descripción de dos especies del género Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Neogastropoda: Cystiscidae) de las islas Canarias, nombradas en honor de reinas del Carnaval 2017" [Description of two new species of the genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Neogastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the Canary islands, named in honor of Carnival Queens 2017]. Vieraea. 45: 41–52. doi:10.31939/vieraea.2017.45.02.
- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2025). "Gibberula estherae Ortea & Moro, 2017". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 January 2025.