Ginebis crumpii

Ginebis crumpii
Lateral view of a shell of Ginebis crumpii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Ginebis
Species: G. crumpii
Binomial name
Ginebis crumpii
(Pilsbry, 1893)
Dorsal view of a shell of Ginebis crumpii
Basal view of a shell of Ginebis crumpii

Ginebis crumpii, common name Crump's margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[1][2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan, Southern Japan, and in the East China Sea

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Ginebis crumpii (Pilsbry, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547268 on 2013-04-14
  2. Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.


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