Retusa laevisculpta

Retusa laevisculpta (Granata-Grillo, 1877)

Retusa laevisculpta @ Split, Croatia june 2021 by Pero Ugarković

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Retusa laevisculpta (Granata Grillo, 1877)

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassTectipleura
OrderCephalaspidea
SuperfamilyBulloidea
FamilyRetusidae
GenusRetusa
SpeciesRetusa laevisculpta (Granata Grillo, 1877)
Synonyms

  • Cylichna laevisculpta Granata-Grillo, 1877 (original combination)
  • Cylichnina laevisculpta (Granata-Grillo, 1877)

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Retusa. From Latin “retusus”, blunt.
  • Laevisculpta. From Latin “laevis”, smooth, and “sculpta”, sculpted, meaning “with a little carving, almost  smooth”.

Distribution

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Abundance

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

Relative abundance of Retusa laevisculpta among the different marine basins, based on our own records

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Retusa laevisculpta based on our own records.

This chart displays the number of annual observations of Retusa laevisculpta 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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Further reading

Cite this article as:

Pontes, Miquel, Manuel Ballesteros, Enric Madrenas (2025) "Retusa laevisculpta" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 21/06/2021. Accessed: 07/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=32507)