Gibbula tantilla
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| Gibbula tantilla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Gibbula |
| Species: | G. tantilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbula tantilla Monterosato, 1890 | |
Gibbula tantilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
In 1991, Smriglio, Mariottini & Gravina, designated a lectotype and figure. They recognized Gibbula tantilla as a valid species, but considered it as possibly extinct.[2]