Tiberia minuscula

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  • Pyramidella laeviuscula Jeffreys, J.G., 1870
  • Pyramidella minuscula Monterosato, 1880 (nomen nudum)
  • Pyramidella nitidula Jeffreys, J.G., 1884
  • Pyramidella octaviana Di Geronimo, 1973
  • Tiberia octaviana Di Geronimo, 1973

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Tiberia minuscula is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.{{WRMS species|141049|Tiberia minuscula (Monterosato, 1880)||4 January 2019}}Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4.5 mm and 6 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:

  • European waters (ERMS scope)
  • Mediterranean Sea : Greece, Morocco
  • Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
  • Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone: Canary Islands
  • Cape Verde

References

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  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Templado, J. and R. Villanueva 2010 Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148–198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp.
  • [http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149171 van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud (1998), Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean (part 1) ]