Cylichna alba (Brown, 1827)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Cephalaspidea | |
Superfamily | Cylichnoidea | |
Family | Cylichnidae | |
Genus | Cylichna | |
Species | Cylichna alba (T. Brown, 1827) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139474). |
- Bulla corticata Møller, 1842
- Cylichna consobrina Gould, 1859
- Cylichna tayamaensis Habe, 1955
- Haminoea grisea E. A. Smith, 1875
- Volvaria alba Brown, 1827
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Cylichna. From Greek “kylichne”, small cup.
- Alba. From Latin “albus”, white.
Distribution
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References for the species: Cylichna alba
- Cantabria: Hidalgo (1917), Pruvot-Fol (1954).
Portugal: Nordsieck (1972).
Baleares: Nordsieck (1972), Altimira (1973), Luque and Templado (1981), Altaba and Traveset (1985).
Azores: Watson (1886), Sykes (1904), Nordsieck (1972), Mikkelsen (1995), Ávila et al. (1998), Malaquias (2001).
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2021) "Cylichna alba" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 22/02/2015. Accessed: 08/03/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/MfJbk)