Gibberula oryza

Gibberula oryza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Persiculinae
Genus: Gibberula
Species: G. oryza
Binomial name
Gibberula oryza
(Lamarck, 1822)

Gibberula oryza is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1] It is considered a delicacy for those of various cultures in the Philippines.

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