Diaphana minuta T. Brown, 1827
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 minuta T. Brown, 1827 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139557). |
- Amphisphyra expansa Jeffreys, 1865
- Bulla debilis Gould, 1840
- Bulla hyalina Turton, 1834
- Bulla subangulata Möller, 1842
- Diaphana brunnea Dall, 1919
- Diaphana candida T. Brown, 1827
- Diaphana expansa (Jeffreys, 1865)
- Diaphana hyalina (Turton, 1834)
- Diaphana hyalina spirata Odhner, 1907
- Diaphana pellucida T. Brown, 1827
- Diaphana watanabei Habe, 1976
- Retusa pellucida (Brown, 1827)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Diaphana. From Latin “diaphanus”, from Greek “diaphanēs”, from “diaphainein”, to show through, from “dia-“, through + “phainein”, to show.
- Minuta. From Latin “minutus”, little, small, tiny.
Distribution
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Diaphana minuta" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/10/2014. Accessed: 31/01/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/0XlDB)