Jujubinus_guanchus

<i>Jujubinus guanchus</i>

Jujubinus guanchus

Species of gastropod

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

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The species is named after the Guanche people who once inhabited the Canary Islands.[2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. [1]
    Jujubinus guanchus Curini-Galletti, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  2. [2]
    Curini Galletti M. (1985). Taxonomic notes on Trochidae: two new species of Jujubinus from the Canary Islands. Basteria 49: 133–144
  • "Jujubinus guanchus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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