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Granulina minusculina

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Granulina minusculina
Shell of Granulina minusculina (lectotype 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. minusculina
Binomial name
Granulina minusculina
(Locard, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Granulina gubbiolii Smriglio & Mariottini, 1999
  • Volutella minusculina Locard, 1897 (original combination)

Granulina minusculina is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Granulinidae.[1] Its original name is volutella minusculina locard.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.9 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco.

References

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  1. ^ Granulina minusculina (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Granulina minusculina (Locard, 1897)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  • Smriglio C. & Mariottini P. (1999). Description of Granulina gubbiolii sp.nov. (Neogastropoda, Cystiscidae) from the Mediterranean Sea. La Conchiglia 292: 35–40
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