Gibberula abyssicola is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1]

Gibberula abyssicola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Gibberula
Species:
G. abyssicola
Binomial name
Gibberula abyssicola
Synonyms
  • Gibberula monterosatoi Locard, 1897
  • Gibberula retusa Locard, 1897

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco; also in the Bay of Biscay.

References

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  • Locard, A., 1897 Mollusques testacés. In: Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, vol. 1, p. 516 p, 22
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