Gibbula
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Gibbula is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae
, the top snails.
have well-developed denticulate cusps.The outer lateral teeth are wider.
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae
Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top snails, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda ....
, the top snails.
Distribution
This species in this genus are distributed through all seas, except on the coast of the American continent.Description
The central tooth and the lateral teeth of the radulaRadula
The radula is an anatomical structure that is used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared rather inaccurately to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food enters the esophagus...
have well-developed denticulate cusps.The outer lateral teeth are wider.
Species
Species within the genus Gibbula include.- Gibbula adansoniiGibbula adansoniiGibbula adansonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Payraudeau, 1826 - Gibbula adriaticaGibbula adriaticaGibbula adriatica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Philippi, 1844 - Gibbula albidaGibbula albidaGibbula cineraria is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Gmelin, 1791 - Gibbula ardensGibbula ardensGibbula ardens is a species of small sea snail, known as top snails or top shells, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Von Salis, 179) - Gibbula aurantia
- Gibbula beckeriGibbula beckeriGibbula beckeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
G.B. Sowerby III, 1901 - Gibbula benziKrauss
- Gibbula buchi Harzhauser and Kowalke, 2002 (Dubois, 1831)
- Gibbula canaliculata
- Gibbula candeiGibbula candeiGibbula candei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm. The conoidal shell is olive-yellowish with purplish spots on the top. The shell is elevated and longitudinally...
d'Orbigny, 1844 - Gibbula capensisGibbula capensisGibbula capensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Gmelin, 1791 - Gibbula cicerGibbula cicerGibbula cicer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm. The solid, globose-conical shell is perforate or subperforate. It is longitudinally crossed by reddish or dark brown...
(Menke, 1844) - Gibbula cinerariaGibbula cinerariaGibbula cineraria is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Linnaeus, 1758 - Gibbula clandestinaGibbula clandestinaGibbula clandestina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Rolán & Templado, 2001 - Gibbula corallioidesGibbula corallioidesGibbula corallioides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Locard, 1898 - Gibbula corallinoides
- Gibbula dalli Ihering, 1897
- Gibbula danieli Crosse, 1862
- Gibbula delgadensisGibbula delgadensisGibbula delgadensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Nordsieck, 1982 - Gibbula deversaGibbula deversaGibbula deversa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Milaschewitsch, 1916 - Gibbula divaricataGibbula divaricataGibbula divaricata is a species of small sea snail, known as top snails or top shells, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea....
Linnaeus, 1758 - Gibbula drepanensisGibbula drepanensisGibbula drepanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Brugnone, 1873 - Gibbula eikoaeGibbula eikoaeGibbula eikoae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 - Gibbula fanulumGibbula fanulumGibbula fanulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Gmelin, 1791 - Gibbula fulgens
- Gibbula gorgonarumGibbula gorgonarumGibbula gorgonarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
P. Fisher, 1883 - Gibbula guishanensisGibbula guishanensisGibbula guishanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Wen-Der Chen & I-Feng Fu, 2008 - Gibbula guttadauriGibbula guttadauriGibbula guttadauri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Philippi, 1836 - Gibbula houartiGibbula houartiGibbula houarti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 - Gibbula insessa
- Gibbula joubini Dautzenberg, 1910
- Gibbula leucophaeaGibbula leucophaeaGibbula leucophaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Philippi, 1836) - Gibbula maccullochi Hedley, 1907
- Gibbula magusGibbula magusGibbula magus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Gibbula massieri Rolán & Zettler, 2010
- Gibbula multicolorGibbula multicolorGibbula multicolor, common name the multicoloured topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Krauss, 1848) - Gibbula nivosaGibbula nivosaGibbula nivosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
A. Adams, 1851 - Gibbula pennantiGibbula pennantiGibbula pennanti is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Philippi, 1846) - Gibbula phasianellaGibbula phasianellaGibbula phasianella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Deshayes, 1863 - Gibbula philbertiGibbula philbertiGibbula philberti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Récluz, C., 1843) - Gibbula podolica Harzhauser and Kowalke, 2002 (Dubois, 1831)
- Gibbula rackettiGibbula rackettiGibbula racketti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Payraudeau, 1826 - Gibbula rarilineataGibbula rarilineataGibbula rarilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Distribution:Gibbula rarilineata is found in relatively warm European waters off the coast of Spain, Greece, and Portugal....
Michaud, 1829 - Gibbula richardi
- Gibbula sari
- Gibbula sementisGibbula sementisGibbula sementis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Rolán & Templado, 2001 - Gibbula senegalensisGibbula senegalensisGibbula senegalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Menke, 1853 - Gibbula sepulchralisGibbula sepulchralisGibbula sepulchralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
- Gibbula sprattiGibbula sprattiGibbula spratti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Forbes, 1844) - Gibbula spurcaGibbula spurcaGibbula spurca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm. The small, solid shell is globose-conical, sculptured with fine, shallow, revolving alternate grooves and elevations...
Gould, 1856 - Gibbula stoliczkana
- Gibbula taiwanensisGibbula taiwanensisGibbula taiwanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Chen, 2006 - Gibbula tantillaGibbula tantillaGibbula tantilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Monterosato, 1890 - Gibbula tingitanaGibbula tingitanaGibbula tingitana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Pallary, 1901 - Gibbula townsendiGibbula townsendiGibbula townsendi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
G.B. Sowerby III, 1859 - Gibbula tumidaGibbula tumidaGibbula tumida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Montagu, 1803) - Gibbula turbinoidesGibbula turbinoidesGibbula turbinoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Deshayes, 1835 - Gibbula umbilicalisGibbula umbilicalisGibbula umbilicalis, common name the flat top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm.-Distribution:...
(da Costa, 1778), common on the western coast of the U.K. and IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. - Gibbula umbilicarisGibbula umbilicarisGibbula umbilicaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm. The conical shell is umbilicate. Its color is cinereous, reddish, or purplish-brown, obscurely clouded, dotted or...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Gibbula variaGibbula variaGibbula varia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:Photo of trochophore .-External links:* Samadi L. & Steiner G....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Gibbula vanwalleghemiGibbula vanwalleghemiGibbula vanwalleghemi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Poppe, G.T., S. Tagaro & H. Dekker, 2006 - Gibbula verdensisGibbula verdensisGibbula verdensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Rolán & Templado, 2001 - Gibbula vimontiaeGibbula vimontiaeGibbula vimontiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Monterosato, 1884 - Gibbula zonataGibbula zonataGibbula zonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Woods, 1828)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Gibbula declivis Forskål, 1775 : synonym of Rubritrochus declivis (Forskål, 1775)
- Gibbula pantanellii Caramagna, 1888 : synonym of Monilea pantanelliiMonilea pantanelliiMonilea pantanellii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Caramagna, 1888) - Gibbula pulcherrima A. Adams, 1855 : synonym of Rubritrochus pulcherrimus (A. Adams, 1855)