Gibberula jayi

Gibberula jayi
Shell of Gibberula jayi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Gibberula
Species:
G. jayi
Binomial name
Gibberula jayi
Boyer, 2014

Gibberula jayi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.

Etymology

G. jayi is named in honor of John Clarkson Jay the discoverer of the genus.

Description

The shell is around 2.6-2.7 mm long and 1.7 mm wide. The species has swollen shells at the posterior with a uniformly subhayline shell.

Distribution

G. jayi occurs in the middle reef zone of Réunion due to being at a depth of 10 to 20 meters. The species is also possibly in Mauritius and Rodrigues

References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gibberula jayi F. Boyer, 2014". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Révision des Gibberula (Gastropoda : Cystiscidae) du niveau récifal de l'archipel des Mascareignes". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2026-03-28.