Diaphorodoris alba Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960 Taxonomic note: The systematic rank of the nudibranch Diaphorodoris luteocincta has been debated for many decades. Many authors considered the subspecies D. luteocincta var. alba and D. luteocincta var. reticulata variations of the same species, however the recent morphological and molecular analyses performed by Furfaro et al. (2016) clearly deny this conclusion, demostrating that they are two different species: D. alba and D. luteocincta respectively. Synonyms Diaphorodoris luteocincta…
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Trinchesia morrowae Korshunova, Picton, Furfaro, Mariottini, Pontes, Prkić, Fletcher, Malmberg, Lundin & Martynov, 2019 This species is similar to Trinchesia caerulea, quite frequent in the Western Mediterranean, in fact they were considered synonyms until the work published by Korshunova et al. (2019). Synonyms Cuthona caerulea auct., e.g. Thompson & Brown (1984)16, Schmeckel & Portmann (1982)34, Picton & Morrow (1994)31 non Doris caerulea Montagu, 1804. Description This is a small species,…
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Ringicula minutula Locard, E.A.A., 1897 Description Biology Etymology Ringicula. From Latin “ringor, ringi”, angry, snarl, show the teeth. Minutula. From Latin “minute”, in miniature scale, in small pieces. Distribution More pictures
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Ringicula conformis Monterosato 1877 Synonyms Ringicula barashi Di Geronimo, 1975 Ringicula moritzi de Folin, 1870 Ringicula someri de Folin, 1867 Description Biology Etymology Ringicula. From Latin “ringor, ringi”, angry, snarl, show the teeth. Conformis. From Latin “conformis”, like, similar. Distribution More pictures
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Ringicula buccinea (Brocchi, 1814) Synonyms Ringicula pisum Auricula buccinea Description Biology Etymology Ringicula. From Latin “ringor, ringi”, angry, snarl, show the teeth. Buccinea. From Latin “buccina”, (curved) trumpet, war trumpet, bugle, watch-horn, horn, shell Triton blew. Distribution More pictures
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Ringicula auriculata (Ménard de la Groye, 1811) Synonyms Marginella auriculata Ménard de la Groye, 1811 (original) Marginella biplicata Risso, 1826 Marginella candida Bivona Ant., 1832 Voluta oryza O. G. Costa, 1830 Voluta pisum Brocchi, 1814 † Description Biology Etymology Ringicula. From Latin “ringor, ringi”, angry, snarl, show the teeth. Auriculata. From Latin “auricula”, ear shaped. Distribution More pictures
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Retusa minutissima (Monterosato, 1878) Synonyms Utriculus minutissimus Monterosato, 1878 Description Biology Etymology Retusa. From Latin “retusus”, blunt. Minutissima. From Latin “minute”, in miniature scale, in small pieces. Distribution More pictures
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Retusa crossei (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886) Synonyms Cylichna crossei Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886 (original) Description Biology Etymology Retusa. From Latin “retusus”, blunt. Crossei. After the French malacologyst Joseph Charles Hippolyte Crosse, (1826-1898). Distribution More pictures
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Philine striatula Monterosato, 1874 Taxonomic note: This is not the same species as Colobocephalus striatulus (Locard, 1897) (=Philine striatula Locard, 1897) Description Biology Etymology Philine. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods. Striatula. From Latin “strio”, groove, wrinkle. Distribution More pictures
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Philine monterosati Monterosato, 1874 Synonyms Philine monterosatoi Sykes, 1905 Description Biology Etymology Philine. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods. Monterosati. After Tommaso Allery di Maria, marchese di Monterosato, (1841-1927), Italian malacologist. Distribution More pictures
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