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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| Jujubinus gravinae (Dautzenberg, 1881) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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Description
editThe 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
editThis species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal, the Canary Islands and the Cape Verdes.
References
edit- ↑ Jujubinus gravinae (Dautzenberg, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "Jujubinus gravinae (Dautzenberg 1881)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ "Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods". Conchology. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
Further reading
edit- Dautzenberg P., 1881: Liste des coquilles recueillies à Cannes par MM. E. et Ad. Dollfus; Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes 11: 117–121
- Ghisotti F. & Melone G., 1969–1975: Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo; Conchiglie Part 1: suppl. 5 (11–12): 1–28 [1969]. Part 2: suppl. 6 (3–4): 29–46 [1970]. Part 3: suppl. 7 (1–2): 47–77 [1971]. Part 4. suppl. 8 (11–12): 79–144 [1972]. Part 5. suppl. 11 (11–12): 147–208 [1975]
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
edit- "Jujubinus gravinae gravinae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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