Asperspina loricata

Asperspina loricata (Swedmark, 1968)

Asperspina loricata @ Mesa do Con, Ría de Arousa, 05.05.1981 by Victoriano Urgorri

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Asperspina loricata (Swedmark, 1968)

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassTectipleura
SuperorderAcochlidiimorpha
SuperfamilyParhedyloidea
FamilyAsperspinidae
GenusAsperspina
SpeciesAsperspina loricata (Swedmark, 1968)
Synonyms

  • Antemnella loricata (Swedmark, 1968)
  • Hedylopsis loricata Swedmark, 1968

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Loricata. From Latin “loricatus” derived from “lorico”, clad in armor.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Asperspina loricata
Sources:
OBIS
GROC 2010-2011
Enric Madrenas
João Pedro Silva
Bernard Picton
GBIF
OPK
VIMAR
Manuel Ballesteros
M@re Nostrum
Altres fonts
Marine Regions

Abundance

Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Asperspina loricata based on our own records.

More pictures

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Bibliography

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    Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Asperspina loricata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 29/08/2013. Accessed: 06/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7732)