Volvulella acuminata (Brugière, 1792)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Cephalaspidea | |
Superfamily | Bulloidea | |
Family | Rhizoridae | |
Genus | Volvulella | |
Species | Volvulella acuminata (Bruguière, 1792) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 141139). |
- Bulla acuminata Bruguière, 1792 (original)
- Rhizorus acuminatus (Bruguière, 1792)
- Volvula cylindrica E. A. Smith, 1872
- Volvula smithii Pilsbry 1893
- Volvula suavis Thiele, 1925
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Acuminata. From Latin “acuminatus”, participle of “acumino”, sharpen, sharpened.
Distribution
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References for the species: Volvulella acuminata
- Cantabria: Hidalgo (1917, as Volvula acuminata), Ortea (1977c, as Rhizorus acuminatus), Flor et al. (1981, as Rhizorus acuminatus), Borja (1987, as Rhizorus acuminatus).
Galicia: Hidalgo (1917), Cadée (1968, as Rhizorus acuminatus), Rolán (1983, as Rhizorus acuminatus), Urgorri and Besteiro (1983, as Rhizorus acuminatus).
Portugal: Hidalgo (1917).
Gibraltar: Hidalgo (1917).
Andalucía (Med.): Hidalgo (1917).
Levante: Hidalgo (1917).
Catalunya: Hidalgo (1917), Altimira (1975, 1980, citada como Rhizorus acuminatus), Ros (1975, citada como Rhizorus acuminatus), Tarruella (2002).
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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More pictures
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2012-2019) "Volvulella acuminata" in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 07/06/2015, Accessed: 24/02/2019 at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/Hacxx)