Gibbula houarti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]

Gibbula houarti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Gibbula
Species:
G. houarti
Binomial name
Gibbula houarti
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.

The attributes of Gibbula houarti include, a benthos functional group, a deposit feeder and grazer feeding type. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  • "Gibbula houarti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.