Gibberula watkinsae is a small species sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cystiscidae, within the genus Gibberula. It was first described in 2015 by the malacologist José Ortea. The species is notable for its very small, glossy shell, which measures about 2.2 mm in length and has a smooth surface typical of many micromollusks in this genus.[1][2][3]
| Gibberula watkinsae | |
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| Shell of Gibberula watkinsae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Gibberula |
| Species: | G. watkinsae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibberula watkinsae Ortea, 2015 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2.2 mm.
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Distribution and habitat
editThis species has been recorded from marine environments off the coast of Guadeloupe[1] in the Caribbean Sea. Like others in its genus, it likely inhabits sandy or coral reef substrates in shallow tropical waters.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Gibberula watkinsae Ortea, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865619 on 2019-01-05
- ↑ Ortea J. (2015). Descripción de 21 especies de Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) en honor de 21 mujeres distinguidas con el Premio Príncipe de Asturias. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 27: 137-187.
- ↑ "MolluscaBase - Gibberula watkinsae Ortea, 2015". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ↑ "MolluscaBase - Gibberula watkinsae Ortea, 2015". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-10-16.