Jujubinus baudoni

Jujubinus baudoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Jujubinus
Species: J. baudoni
Binomial name
Jujubinus baudoni
(Monterosato, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Jujubinus baudouini [sic] (misspelling of Jujubinus baudoni
  • Jujubinus baudouini incomparabilis Ghisotti & Melone, 1975
  • Trochus baudoni Monterosato, 1891 (original combination)

Jujubinus baudoni 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 3.5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain and Portugal.

References


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