Pyrunculus ovatus (Jeffreys, 1871)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Cephalaspidea | |
Superfamily | Bulloidea | |
Family | Retusidae | |
Genus | Pyrunculus | |
Species | Pyrunculus ovatus (Jeffreys, 1871) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 141125). |
- Cylichna obesiuscula Brugnone, 1877
- Cylichna obscura Sykes, 1904
- Cylichna ovata Jeffreys, 1871
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Ovatus. From Latin “ōvum”, egg, ovate, egg-shaped.
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: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Pyrunculus ovatus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 07/06/2015. Accessed: 20/04/2024. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=19826)