Gibbula adriatica

Gibbula adriatica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Gibbula adriatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Gibbula
Species:
G. adriatica
Binomial name
Gibbula adriatica
(Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Gibbula adriatica var. tunetana Pallary, 1914
  • Trochus abrodiaetus Nardo, 1847
  • Trochus adriaticus Philippi, 1844 (original combination)
  • Trochus basteroti Hoernes, 1848
  • Trochus cinerarius Linnaeus, 1758
  • Trochus olivaceus Anton, 1839
  • Trochus varians Deshayes, 1835
  • Turbo angulatus Eichwald, 1829
  • Turbo cremensis Andrzeiewsky, 1832

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 14 mm. The shell is more solid than Gibbula adansonii, generally paler and the base of the shell is whitish. The spiral sculpture is stronger. The penultimate whorl has about 5 well-marked, separated spiral lirae. The body whorl is angulate at the periphery.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Azov.

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References
  1. Gibbula adriatica (Philippi, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  2. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Philippi R. A., 1844: Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2 ; Eduard Anton, Halle [Halis Saxorum] iv + 303 p., pl. 13–28
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • "Gibbula adriatica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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