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Gibberula crassa
Shell of Gibberula crassa (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Cystiscidae
Subfamily:	Cystiscinae
Genus:	Gibberula
Species:	G. crassa
Binomial name
Gibberula crassa McCleery, 2009

Gibberula crassa is a species of very small sea snail. It is a marine gastropod micromollusc in the family Cystiscidae.

Etymology

The specific name crassa derives from the Latin word for thick, referring to its wide shell.

Description

The closest intrageneric relatives of Gibberula crassa are Gibberula macula, Gibberula ubitaensis and Gibberula ubitalta. Typically, it possesses a wide shell with a length of 1.77 mm, a strong inward curve and a slightly indented axial fold.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama at depths ranging from 41 meters - 95 meters deep.

References

1. ^ McCleery, Tony (2009). "Descriptions of four new species of the genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the western Caribbean Sea and proposal for a new species group". Novapex: trimestriel de la Société belge de malacologie. 10 (2): 33–46. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
2. Gibberula crassa McCleery, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

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