Retusa laevisculpta

Retusa laevisculpta (Granata-Grillo, 1877)

Retusa laevisculpta @ Split, Croatia june 2021 by Pero Ugarković

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Tectipleura  

 

Order

Cephalaspidea  

 

Superfamily

Bulloidea  

 

Family

Retusidae  

 

Genus

Retusa  

 

Species

Retusa laevisculpta  (Granata Grillo, 1877)

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 741799).
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

We have not known georeferenced records for the species: Retusa laevisculpta.

Abundance

    Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

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Bibliography

    Ballesteros M, Madrenas E, Pontes M. 2024. OPK - Opistobranquis. Available from https://opistobranquis.info/.
    Prkić J, Petani A, Iglić Ð, et al. 2018. Stražnjoškržnjaci Jadranskoga Mora: Slikovni Atlas i Popis Hrvatskih Vrsta / Opisthobranchs of the Adriatic Sea: Photographic Atlas and List of Croatian Species. Bibinje: Ronilaćki Klub Sveti Roko. 464 p. Available from https://opistobranquis.info/en/recursos/llibres-recomanats/opisthobranchs-of-the-adriatic-sea/.
    Pruvot-Fol A. 1954. Mollusques opisthobranches. Paris, France: Paul Lechevalier (Faune de France). 460 p.
    WoRMS Editorial Board. 2023. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. Available from http://www.marinespecies.org.

    Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Pontes, Miquel, Manuel Ballesteros, Enric Madrenas (2023) "Retusa laevisculpta" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 21/06/2021. Accessed: 18/04/2024. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=32507)

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