Retusa crossei (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886)
Forum Natura Mediterraneo
by OPK
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Cephalaspidea | |
Superfamily | Bulloidea | |
Family | Retusidae | |
Genus | Retusa | |
Species | Retusa crossei (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 746265). |
- Cylichna crossei Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886 (original)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Retusa. From Latin “retusus”, blunt.
- Crossei. After the French malacologyst Joseph Charles Hippolyte Crosse, (1826-1898).
Distribution
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
More pictures
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Retusa crossei" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 29/11/2015. Accessed: 31/01/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/2T9T7)