Japonactaeon pusillus (Forbes, 1844)
Original picture at World Register of Marine Species (Andrea Nappo)
Taxonomy
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Acteonimorpha | |
Superfamily | Acteonoidea | |
Family | Acteonidae | |
Genus | Japonactaeon | |
Species | Japonactaeon pusillus (Forbes, 1844) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 138696). |
- Japonacteon pusillus [sic]
- Tornatella pusilla Forbes, 1844
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Pusillus. From Latin “pusillus”, very small, tiny.
Distribution
Sources: | |
: OBIS : GROC 2010-2011 : Enric Madrenas : João Pedro Silva : Bernard Picton : GBIF.ORG | : OPK : VIMAR : Manuel Ballesteros. : M@re Nostrum : Altres fonts : Marine Regions |
Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
More pictures
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Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Japonactaeon pusillus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 17/05/2015. Accessed: 19/03/2024. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=19690)