Gibbula nivosa [Gibbula nivosa]
Description
Gibbula nivosa is found in the western Indian Ocean. Its shell is conical and often white or light pink. It typically lives on sandy substrates in warm, shallow waters and feeds on microscopic algae.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda
|
| Family |
Top snails
Trochidae
|
| Genus |
Gibbula
Gibbula
|