Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Trochoidea Scientific name Gibbula adriatica | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Trochidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Gibbula albida, Gibbula fanulum, Gibbula racketti, Gibbula ardens, Gibbula umbilicaris | ||
Gibbula adriatica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
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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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Azov.
References
Gibbula adriatica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA