Gibberula veilae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae. It is named after French politician Simone Veil.[1][2]

Gibberula veilae
Shell of Gibberula veilae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Gibberula
Species:
G. veilae
Binomial name
Gibberula veilae
Ortea, 2015

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.1 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Gibberula veilae Ortea, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865614 on 2019-01-05
  2. ^ Ortea, J. (2015). "Descripción de 21 especies de Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) en honor de 21 mujeres distinguidas con el Premio Príncipe de Asturias". Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc. (in Spanish). 27: 137–187. Retrieved 22 April 2021.