Granulina torosa
| Granulina torosa | |
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| Shell of Granulina torosa (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Granulinidae |
| Genus: | Granulina |
| Species: | G. torosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Granulina torosa Gofas, 1992
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Granulina torosa is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Marginellidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell is approximately 2.2 mm. These small sea snails are white and have a small spire, the exterior of the shell is smooth and flat and its lip is thickened and denticulate.[2]
Distribution
This marine species was found in the Strait of Gibraltar.
References
- ^ Granulina torosa Gofas, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ Coovert, G.A. & H.K. (1995). "Revision of the supraspecific classification of marginelliform gastropods". The Nautilus. 109.
External links
- Gofas S. (1992) Le genre Granulina (Marginellidae) en Méditerranée et dans l'Atlantique oriental. Bollettino Malacologico 28(1-4): 1-26
- S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213