Pyrunculus hoernesi (Weinkauff, 1866)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Cephalaspidea | |
Superfamily | Bulloidea | |
Family | Retusidae | |
Genus | Pyrunculus | |
Species | Pyrunculus hoernesi (Weinkauff, 1866) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 141124). |
- Bulla (Cylichna) hoernesi Weinkauff, 1866
- Cylichna cuneata Tiberi, 1868
- Cylichna hoernesii (Weinkauff, 1866)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Pyrunculus, from Greek “pyrus”, pear and “con{unculus}”, diminutive suffix. Small and pear shaped.
- Hoernesi, in honor of the Austrian palaeontologist and mineralogist Dr. Moritz Hörnes (1815-1868), father of the palaeontologist Prof. Dr. Rudolf Hörnes (1850-1912), who published “Die Gasteropoden der Meeresablagerungen der ersten und zweiten Miocanen Mediterran-Stufe in der osterreicheische-ungarischen Monarchie…”.
Distribution
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Bibliography
Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2023. OPK - Opistobranquis. (https://opistobranquis.info/).
Prkić, J., A. Petani, Ð. Iglić, and L. Lanča. 2018. Stražnjoškržnjaci Jadranskoga Mora: Slikovni Atlas i Popis Hrvatskih Vrsta / Opisthobranchs of the Adriatic Sea: Photographic Atlas and List of Croatian Species. Ronilaćki Klub Sveti Roko, Bibinje.
Rolán, E. 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, Germany.
Weinkauff, H. C. 1866. Nouveau supplément au catalogue des coquilles marines recueillies sur les côtes de l’Algérie. Journal de Conchyliologie 14: 227-248.
WoRMS Editorial Board. 2023. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. (http://www.marinespecies.org).
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Pontes, Miquel (2023) "Pyrunculus hoernesi" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 12/06/2022. Accessed: 30/03/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/z90wb)