Cylichna alba

Cylichna alba (Brown, 1827)

Cylichna alba @ Senja Island, Troms, Norway by Joop Trausel and Frans Slieker (Natural History Museum Rotterdam)

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Cylichna alba (T. Brown, 1827)

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassTectipleura
OrderCephalaspidea
SuperfamilyCylichnoidea
FamilyCylichnidae
GenusCylichna
SpeciesCylichna alba (T. Brown, 1827)
Synonyms

  • 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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Abundance

Northeastern Atlantic
1,807
Western Mediterranean
3
Eastern Mediterranean
0
No records Occasional Infrequent Frequent Very frequent

Relative abundance of Cylichna alba among the different marine basins, based on our own records

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Cylichna alba based on our own records.

This chart displays the number of annual observations of Cylichna alba over the last 50 years, based on our own records. The trend should be interpreted with caution, as it may be biased by the growing popularity of this animal group.

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Bibliography

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Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Cylichna alba" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 22/02/2015. Accessed: 06/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=18437)