Gibberula jayi
| Gibberula jayi | |
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| Shell of Gibberula jayi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Gibberula |
| Species: | G. jayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibberula jayi Boyer, 2014 | |
Gibberula jayi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]G. jayi is named in honor of John Clarkson Jay the discoverer of the genus.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell is around 2.6-2.7 mm long and 1.7 mm wide.[2] The species has swollen shells at the posterior with a uniformly subhayline shell.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]G. jayi occurs in the middle reef zone of Réunion due to being at a depth of 10 to 20 meters.[2][1] The species is also possibly in Mauritius and Rodrigues[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gibberula jayi F. Boyer, 2014". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "(PDF) Révision des Gibberula (Gastropoda : Cystiscidae) du niveau récifal de l'archipel des Mascareignes". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2026-03-28.