Granulina occulta is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Granulinidae.[1]

Granulina occulta
Shell of Granulina occulta (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Granulinidae
Genus: Granulina
Species:
G. occulta
Binomial name
Granulina occulta
(Monterosato, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Gibberulina occulta (Monterosato, 1869)
  • Marginella occulta Monterosato, 1869 (original combination)
  • Marginella occulta var. minor Sturany, 1896 (dubious syn.)
  • Volutella parvulina Locard, 1897
  • Volutella parvulina var. curta Locard, 1897

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco.

References

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  • Monterosato T. A. (di) (1869 (15 ottobre)). Testacei nuovi dei mari di Sicilia. Palermo 18 pp + 1 tav
  • Boyer F., Renda W. & Öztürk B. (2020). The genus Granulina (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Turkish coasts with taxonomical notes on some Mediterranean species. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 37(1): 65–83
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