Gibberula lifouana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.[1]

Gibberula lifouana
Shell of Gibberula lifouana (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Gibberula
Species:
G. lifouana
Binomial name
Gibberula lifouana
(Crosse, 1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginella hervieri Bavay, 1922
  • Marginella lifouana Crosse, 1871

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Gibberula lifouana (Crosse, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596647 on 2019-01-05
  • Crosse, H., 1871. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 19: 319-325
  • Crosse, H., 1872. Description d'espèces inédites provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie 20: 62-69
  • Boyer F., 2003. The Cystiscidae (Caenogastropoda) from upper reef formations of New Caledonia. Iberus 21(1): 241-272