Jujubinus guanchus

Jujubinus guanchus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Jujubinus
Species:
J. guanchus
Binomial name
Jujubinus guanchus
Curini-Galletti, 1985

Jujubinus guanchus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1] It in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands and is named after the Guanche people who once inhabited the Canary Islands.[2]

The height of the shell attains 5 mm.

References

  1. ^ Jujubinus guanchus Curini-Galletti, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  2. ^ Curini Galletti M. (1985). Taxonomic notes on Trochidae: two new species of Jujubinus from the Canary Islands. Basteria 49: 133–144
  • "Jujubinus guanchus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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