Diaphana globosa (Lovén, 1846)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Cephalaspidea | |
Superfamily | Cylichnoidea | |
Family | Diaphanidae | |
Subfamily | Diaphaninae | |
Genus | Diaphana | |
Species | Diaphana globosa (Lovén, 1846) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139552). |
- Amphisphyra globosa Lovén, 1846
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Diaphana. From Latin “diaphanus”, from Greek “diaphanēs”, from “diaphainein”, to show through, from “dia-“, through + “phainein”, to show.
- Globosa. From Latin “globosus”, round, spherical.
Distribution
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References for the species: Diaphana globosa
- Cantabria: Hidalgo (1917, as Diaphana hiemalis).
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) "Diaphana globosa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/04/2015. Accessed: 04/03/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/u7dHs)