Gibbula verdensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Gibbula |
| Species: | G. verdensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibbula verdensis Rolán & Templado, 2001
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Description
editThe Gibbula verdensis is a living organism, of the Animalia Kingdom. It belongs to the phylum Mollusca, class Gastropoda, subclass Vetigastropoda, order Trochida, family Trochidae, subfamily Cantharidinae and genus Gibbula.[2] Dead Gibbula verdensis form shallow marine sediments.[3] They have sexual reproduction.[3] Their body symmetry is dextrally coiled. The shell reaches a height of 7 mm. Their locomotion relies on mucus mediated gliding, which refers to muscular waves propelling an animal over a mucus layer overlaying the substrate; in which alternating regions of muscular contraction and expansion create traveling waves that shear the mucus, resulting in translation of the animal.[3] The mineralized skeleton of the Gibbula verdensis contains calcium carbonate.[3] Their trophic guild (which is a group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods) is deposit feeder, which refers to an organism that eats particulate organic material in or on sediments,[3][4] and grazer, which refers to a consumer feeding on low growing organisms, eg: a herbivore that eats parts of low-growing grasses, forbs or algae.[5][4]
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.[6] Some of the places where it has been spotted are Cabo Verde, Santo Antâo, Tarrafal de Monte Trigo, and weeds on rocks.[7] Their habitat is the marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.[3]
References
edit- ^ Gibbula verdensis Rolán & Templado, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Invert-E-Base Portal Taxonomy Explorer: Gibbula verdensis". www.invertebase.org. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gibbula verdensis Rolán & Templado 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gibbula verdensis Rolán & Templado, 2001". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Gibbula verdensis Rolán & Templado 2001 data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gibbula verdensis Rolán & Templado, 2001". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Specimen | Gibbula verdensis Rolan & Templado, 2001 | ZMA.MOLL.73314 | BioPortal". bioportal.naturalis.nl. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
edit- "Gibbula verdensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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