Pyrunculus ovatus

Pyrunculus ovatus (Jeffreys, 1871)

Pyrunculus ovatus @ Artsdatabanken - Cephalaspids of Norway by Lena Tina Ohnheiser

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Pyrunculus ovatus (Jeffreys, 1871)

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassTectipleura
OrderCephalaspidea
SuperfamilyBulloidea
FamilyRetusidae
GenusPyrunculus
SpeciesPyrunculus ovatus (Jeffreys, 1871)
Synonyms

  • Cylichna obesiuscula Brugnone, 1877
  • Cylichna obscura Sykes, 1904
  • Cylichna ovata Jeffreys, 1871

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Ovatus. From Latin “ōvum”, egg, ovate, egg-shaped.

Distribution

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Abundance

Northeastern Atlantic
34
Western Mediterranean
1
Eastern Mediterranean
0
No records Occasional Infrequent Frequent Very frequent

Relative abundance of Pyrunculus ovatus among the different marine basins, based on our own records

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Pyrunculus ovatus based on our own records.

This chart displays the number of annual observations of Pyrunculus ovatus over the last 50 years, based on our own records. The trend should be interpreted with caution, as it may be biased by the growing popularity of this animal group.

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Bibliography

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Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Pyrunculus ovatus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 07/06/2015. Accessed: 06/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=19826)