Gaza cubana
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| Gaza cubana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Margaritidae |
| Genus: | Gaza |
| Species: | G. cubana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaza cubana Clench & Aguayo, 1940 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gaza superba cubana Clench & Aguayo, 1940 (basionym) | |
Gaza cubana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Margaritidae.[1]
The size of the shell varies between 23 mm and 37 mm. The pale beige, discoid shell has a weak but marked spiral sculpture. But the first two whorls of the teleoconch have a purple color. The open umbilicus is only sealed for about 75% by the callus of the inner lip. The apex is preserved. The spire is low and flat.