Retusa obtusa

Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803)

• Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803 (original)
• Bulla pertenuis Mighels, 1843
• Bulla plicata Brown, 1827
• Bulla turrita Møller, 1842
• Retusa obtusa var. lajonkaireana (Basterot, 1825), sensu Jeffreys, 1867 
• Retusa obtusa var. turrita (Møller, 1842)
• Retusa obtusata
• Retusa pertenuis (Mighels, 1843)
• Retusa turrita Møller, 1842
• Utriculus obtusus (Montagu, 1803)
• Utriculus obtusus var. semistriata Jeffreys, 1869

Description

Biology

Etymology

• Retusa. From Latin “retusus”, blunt.
• Obtusa. From latin “obtusus”, blunt, dull, obtuse.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Retusa obtusa
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

References for the species: Retusa obtusa

Cantabria: Flor, Llera and Ortea (1982). Portugal: Hidalgo (1917). Levante: Hidalgo (1917). Catalunya: Hidalgo (1917). Baleares: Nordsieck (1972).
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.

Abundance

Western Mediterranean:
Eastern Mediterranean:
Atlantic Ocean:

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Bibliography

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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.

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