Volvulella acuminata

Volvulella acuminata (Brugière, 1792)

• 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

Known georeferenced records of the species: Volvulella acuminata
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: 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

Western Mediterranean:
Eastern Mediterranean:
Atlantic Ocean: