Volvulella ovulina

Volvulella ovulina (A. Adams, 1850)

Volvulella ovulina @ Japan by Tadashige Habe

Taxonomy

	Superdomain	Biota
	Kingdom	Animalia
	Phylum	Mollusca
	Class	Gastropoda
	Subclass	Heterobranchia
	Infraclass	Euthyneura
	Subterclass	Tectipleura
	Order	Cephalaspidea
	Superfamily	Bulloidea
	Family	Rhizoridae
	Genus	Volvulella
	Species	Volvulella ovulina (A. Adams, 1862)

	Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 736608).

Synonyms

Atys angustatus E. A. Smith, 1872
Bulla ovulina A. Adams, 1850 (original)
Rhizorus ovulinus (A. Adams, 1850)
Volvula acutaeformis Yokoyama, 1922 †
Volvula minutissima Thiele, 1925

Description

Biology

Etymology

Ovulina. From Latin “ovulum”, egg, because of the ovoid shell’s shape.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Volvulella ovulina
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

Abundance

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

Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Volvulella ovulina based on our own records.

More pictures

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Bibliography

Steve Long, 2006

Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000

Gary McDonald, 2009

Bibliographia Nudibranchia

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2012-2025) "Volvulella ovulina" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 03/05/2015. Accessed: 03/02/2025. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=19425)

Volvulella ovulina