Jujubinus ruscurianus

Jujubinus ruscurianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Jujubinus
Species: J. ruscurianus
Binomial name
Jujubinus ruscurianus
(Weinkauff, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Jujubinus kochi Nordsieck, 1973
  • Jujubinus ruscurianus var. flammulata Pallary 1920
  • Jujubinus ruscurianus var. purpurea Pallary 1920
  • Trochus ruscurianus Weinkauff, 1868 (original description)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal and Morocco; in the Alboran Sea and in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

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