Differs from all other Australian species, other than G. beecheyi, in its large, greenish, smooth, shining, ovate shell with convex spire. Gabbia kessneri however differs from G. beecheyi, in its somewhat larger size, and an aperture that is more rounded anteriorly.
Gabbia kessneri Ponder, 2003
Class Gastropoda
Infraclass Caenogastropoda
Order Littorinida
Suborder Rissoidina
Superfamily Truncatelloidea
Family Bithyniidae
Original name: Gabbia kessneri Ponder, 2003. In Ponder, W.F. (2003) Monograph of the Australian Bithyniidae (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea). Zootaxa 230: 1-126.
Type locality: Heathers Lagoons, west of Adelaide River township, Northern Territory.
This species occurs in billabongs and other large semi-permanent water bodies, mainly on submerged macrophytes.
Western side of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Additionally, one sample lot from Melville Island is only tentatively attributed to this species.
Ponder, W. F. (2003). Monograph of the Australian Bithyniidae (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea). Zootaxa 230: 1-126.
