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Gibbula senegalensis Menke 1853

Gibbula senegalensis

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 and 5.5 mm (0.079 and 0.217 in).

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes[2] and is widespread off West Africa.

References

  1. ^ Gibbula senegalensis Menke, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  2. ^ Rolán E. and Templado (2001), New species of Trochidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde archipelago; Iberus : revista de la Sociedad Española de Malacología v. 18-19 (2000–2001)
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda

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Gibbula senegalensis: Brief Summary

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Gibbula senegalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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