Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Mollusca > Class: Gastropoda > Family: Trochidae > Genus: Gibbula > Species: Gibbula nivosa

Gibbula nivosa A. Adams, 1851

Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
EU conservation status by biogeographical region	Marine Mediterranean - Unfavourable-Inadequate
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 3 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	0 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	coastal
Natura 2000 species code	2578

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol)	Annex II: Endangered or threatened species that the Parties shall manage with the aim of maintaining them in a favourable state of conservation. They shall ensure their maximum possible protection and recovery.	http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

Synonym	Author
Trochus pictus	Philippi, 1846 (non W. Wood, 1828)
Gibbula rotella	Monterosato, 1888
Gibbula altimirai	Nordsieck, 1982

Other resources

Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF search	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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