Biology:Gibbula houarti

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Gibbula houarti
Seashell Gibbula houarti.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Gibbula
Species:
G. houarti
Binomial name
Gibbula houarti
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]

Gibbula houarti 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 6 mm and 13 mm.

The attributes of Gibbula houarti include, a benthos functional group, a deposit feeder and grazer feeding type. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines .

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5559025 entry