Philine quadripartita (Ascanius, 1772)
WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Tectipleura |
| Order | Cephalaspidea |
| Superfamily | Philinoidea |
| Family | Philinidae |
| Subfamily | Philininae |
| Genus | Philine |
| Species | Philine quadripartita Ascanius, 1772 |
- Bulla bulla da Costa, 1778
- Bullaea planciana Lamarck, 1801
- Bullaea quadripartita (Ascanius, 1772)
- Bullaea schroeteri Philippi, 1844
- Lobaria quadriloba O. F. Müller, 1776
- Lobaria quadrilobata Gmelin, 1791
- Philine aperta (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu Jeffreys, 1867 (wrong identification)
- Philine aperta var. patula Jeffreys, 1867
- Philine apertissima de Folin, 1893
- Philine milneedwardsi Locard, 1897
Originally posted at many websites as Philine aperta (Linnaeus, 1767) [Bulla], it changed into Philine quadripartita Ascanius, 1772. Ref. WoRMS: “Philine aperta and P. quadripartita have long been treated as synonyms. However, according to Price et al. (2011), based on anatomy, there are two distinct species, the first one in South Africa and Mozambique, the second one in European seas.”
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Philine. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods.
- Quadripartita. From the Latin “quadratus”, square, from “quattuor”, four + “Partita”, feminine of “partītus”, shared, parted, distributed, divided, having been shared.
Distribution
Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Philine quadripartita based on our own records.
More pictures
Yellow and white specimens, once compared by specialysts, seem to be conspecific.
Bibliography
Further reading
- ArtsDataBanken - Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, Universitetet i Bergen
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BiologiaMarina.org
- Estran 22 - Faune et flore de la zone de balancement des marées en Côtes d'Armor
- Flickr pictures
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- NCBI GenBank
- OBIS - Search by Taxon
- World Register of Marine Species
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Philine quadripartita" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 05/09/2013. Accessed: 18/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7827)
