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Jujubinus

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Jujubinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Species

kegeltolhorens

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderTrochida
  5. FamilyTrochidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
459
With media
11
Family
Trochidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UCMP, PRI, FMNH, DMNH
Recorded in
Malta, France, Italy, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal, Philippines, Greece

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Monodontinae
Image
Jujubinus unindentatus 001.jpg
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Commons category
Jujubinus
taxon name
Jujubinus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Jujubinus
taxon common name
Kegeltolhorens
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading

Jujubinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

The species of Jujubinus are close in appearance to Cantharidus Montfort, 1810, and differ only in their more angular body whorl and a narrower spire angle.

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