Gibberula ubitaensis
| Gibberula ubitaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Gibberula |
| Species: | G. ubitaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibberula ubitaensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2000[1]
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Gibberula ubitaensis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]
Description
[edit]As a non-broadcast spawner, Gibberula ubitaensis employs benthic egg deposition, a reproductive strategy common in Cystiscidae. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage.[3] This mode of reproduction, where eggs are attached to or embedded within submerged substrates, contrasts with broadcast spawning by prioritizing localized survival over broad dispersal.[4]
Distribution
[edit]The type locality of Gibberula ubitaensis is situated in the Costa Rican part of the Caribbean Sea, establishing its primary biogeographic association with the Western Atlantic tropical marine province. The habitat preferences align with those typical of other Gibberula species, which are generally found in association with various marine substrates including seagrass beds, coral reefs, and soft sediment environments.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Espinosa, José; Ortea, Jesús Ángel (2000). "Descripción de un género y once especies nuevas de Cystiscidae y Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) del Caribe de Costa Rica". Avicennia. 12/13: 95–114.
- ^ Gibberula ubitaensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Gibberula ubitaensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2000". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Harmon, Emily A.; Allen, Jonathan D. (2018). "Predator-induced Plasticity in Egg Capsule Deposition in the Mud Snail, Tritia obsoleta". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 586: 113–125. doi:10.3354/meps12368.
- ^ Espinosa, José; Ortea, Jesús; Caballer, Manuel (2011). "Especies nuevas del género Gibberula (Mollusca: Cystiscidae) de Cuba y Venezuela" [New species of the genus Gibberula (Mollusca: Cystiscidae) from Cuba and Venezuela]. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 82 (1): 63–75. ISSN 1870-3453. Retrieved 2 June 2025.