Striped top shell [Gibbula cineraria]
Description
This species is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Its shell is conical and usually gray or white with dark spiral stripes. It inhabits rocky shores and feeds on algae.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda
|
| Family |
Top snails
Trochidae
|
| Genus |
Gibbula
Gibbula
|