Jujubinus poppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

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

Bulla triticea Couthouy, 1838

Description edit

The height of the shell attains 3.5 mm.

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

References edit

  • Couthouy J. P., 1838: Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several Polypii, found in Massachusetts Bay; Boston Journal of Natural History 2 (1): 53–111, pl. 1–3
  • Curini Galletti M. (1985). Taxonomic notes on Trochidae: two new species of Jujubinus from the Canary Islands. Basteria 49: 133–144

External links edit

  • "Jujubinus poppei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.