Jujubinus browningleeae

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Jujubinus browningleeae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Jujubinus
Species:
J. browningleeae
Binomial name
Jujubinus browningleeae
Smriglio, Mariottini & Swinnen, 2018

Jujubinus browningleeae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1] [2]

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Etymology

This species is named after Mrs. Sarah Browning-Lee in recognition of her continuous effort over a period of three years in collecting sand or sediment samples in the marine environment of Ascension Island for the identification of micro mollusks. [2]

Description

Jujubinus browningleeae has a small and slightly turriculate shell. The sculpture consists of flat spiral cords demarcated by incised spiral lines. Prosocline lamallae is absent between cords. [2]

Distribution

It is found in the Portuguese exclusive economic zone. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, Philippe (2019). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Jujubinus browningleeae Smriglio, Mariottini & Swinnen, 2018". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  2. 1 2 3 Smriglio, Carlo; Mariottini, Paolo; Swinnen, Frank (2018-12-30). "Jujubinus browningleeae n.sp. (Gastropoda Trochidae) from the Atlantic Ocean, a new member of the "smooth" Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884 complex". Biodiversity Journal. 9 (4): 325–332. doi: 10.31396/biodiv.jour.2018.9.4.325.332 .


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