Related to:
Ocean grass-wrackPosidonia oceanica
Relation type:
Symbiosis
Petit gasteropode rencontré de nuit, dans les posidonies.
Species sheet
Gibbule des posidonies
Steromphala umbilicaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsClearly visible spiral shell not covered by the mantle
Petit gasteropode rencontré de nuit, dans les posidonies.
Possède 4 paires de tentacules tactiles, dont une céphalique.
Ces tentacules sont déployées la nuit.
Associated species
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern Mediterranean
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
—Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
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How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 17/06/2023 : Steromphala umbilicaris (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2412
Modification history
- Modified by Alain Mayoux on 17/06/2023
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