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Gibbula zonata patula

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Gibbula zonata patula Kensley and Pether p. 158 figs. fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCanthardinaeGray 1857
genusGibbulaRisso 1826
specieszonata(Wood 1828)
subspeciespatula

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Gibbula zonata patula Kensley and Pether 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Kensley and J. Pether 1986Shell broader than high, somewhat globular, of 4 whorls. Profile of whorls evenly rounded. Sculpture of rounded spiral bands; penultimate whorl with 6 bands; body whorl sculpture variable, with 8-10 bands on upper whorl; some specimens with intermediate finer lirae; ventral whorl with 8-12 lirae. Umbilicus broad, open in all specimens. Raised rounded bands in some specimens having darker colour than rest of shell.
Measurements
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Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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