Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Trochoidea Scientific name Gibbula racketti | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Trochidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Gibbula fanulum, Gibbula spratti, Gibbula albida, Gibbula ardens, Gibbula varia | ||
Gibbula racketti 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 4 mm and 8 mm. This species form differs from typical Gibbula tumida in the constant smaller size, fewer whorls (4 to 5), and generally more solid and deeply colored shell. It is variable in proportions, frequently as broad or broader than long.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal.
References
Gibbula racketti Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA