Gibberula caelata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Gibberula |
| Species: | G. caelata
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibberula caelata (Monterosato, 1877)
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Gibberula caelata is a species of a marine gastropod in the family Cystiscidae.[1][2][3] It is an infralittoral predator.[3]
Description
[edit]Gibberula caelata can measure up to about 5 mm (0.20 in).[3][4] The shell is stocky and light yellowish-white.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Gibberula caelata occurs in the Mediterranean Sea[1][3] and immediately adjacent Atlantic Ocean to Algarve.[3] Although there are reports of it from the Canary Islands, there are no recent confirmed records and the earlier reports all seem to be based on misidentifications.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2025). "Gibberula caelata (Monterosato, 1877)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Gibberula caelata (Monterosato, 1877)". Fauna Europaea. 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (January 2025). "Gibberula caelata (Monterosato, 1877)". Mediterranean seashells. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Gibberula caelata". Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. conchology.be. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Ortea, Jesús & Moro, Leopoldo (2017). "Descripción de dos especies del género Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Neogastropoda: Cystiscidae) de las islas Canarias, nombradas en honor de reinas del Carnaval 2017" [Description of two new species of the genus Gibberula Swainson, 1840 (Neogastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the Canary islands, named in honor of Carnival Queens 2017]. Vieraea. 45: 41–52. doi:10.31939/vieraea.2017.45.02.