Jujubinus gravinae

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Jujubinus gravinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Jujubinus
Species:
J. gravinae
Binomial name
Jujubinus gravinae
(Dautzenberg, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Jujubinus parvosiculusGhisotti & Melone, 1975
  • Trochus gravinaeDautzenberg, 1881 (original description)

Jujubinus gravinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1] It is both a deposit feeder and grazer, feeding on organic matter particles in sediment and low-growing organisms. [2]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm. [3] The animal itself has a 4mm long dextrally coiled body. [2] Its wet body mass is 0.0484 g and its body volume is 0.0277 cm^3. [2] It utilizes mucus-mediated gliding, the process moving forward by alternating regions of muscular contraction and expansion over a layer of mucus. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal, the Canary Islands and the Cape Verdes.

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References

  1. ↑ Jujubinus gravinae (Dautzenberg, 1881) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jujubinus gravinae (Dautzenberg 1881)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods". Conchology. Retrieved 17 July 2024.


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