Gibbula turbinoides

Species of gastropod

Gibbula turbinoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 10 mm. The globose shell was previously thought to be a smaller variety of Gibbula adansonii. It is rose-red, yellowish, or brown, with short white flammules below the sutures. The remainder of the shell minutely punctate with white.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal.

References

1. Deshayes, Expéd. Morée, p. 143, t. 18, f. 28–30.
2. Gibbula turbinoides (Deshayes, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
3. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

• 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

External links

• "Gibbula turbinoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.