Gibbula eikoae

Gibbula eikoae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Gibbula
Species: G. eikoae
Binomial name
Gibbula eikoae
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]

Gibbula eikoae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off the Philippines and in the East China Sea.

References


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