Gibborissoa
Encyclopedia
Gibborissoa is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Litiopidae
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Litiopidae
Litiopidae
Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi the family Litiopidae has no subfamilies.-Genera:...
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Species
Species within the genus Gibborissoa include:- Gibborissoa mirabilisGibborissoa mirabilisGibborissoa mirabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae....
(Philippi, 1849) - Gibborissoa virgataGibborissoa virgataGibborissoa virgata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.-References:...