Mnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Cephalaspidea | |
Superfamily | Cylichnoidea | |
Family | Mnestiidae | |
Genus | Mnestia | |
Species | Mnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 994263). |
- Bulla bizona A. Adams, 1850
- Bulla girardi Audouin, 1826
- Cylichna bizona (A. Adams, 1850)
- Cylichna girardi (Audouin, 1826)
- Cylichnina girardi (Audouin, 1826)
- Mnestia bizona (A. Adams, 1850)
- Retusa girardi (Audouin, 1826)
- Ventomnestia bizona (A. Adams, 1850)
- Ventomnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826)
- Ventomnestia kawamurai Habe, 1950
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Girardi. Probably dedicated to Pierre-Simon Girard (1765-1831), an engineer who was on Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt on 1798, and was the author of several treatises and scientific works.
Distribution
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
More pictures
- We have no (more) pictures for Mnestia girardi
Bibliography
Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2023. OPK - Opistobranquis. (https://opistobranquis.info/).
WoRMS Editorial Board. 2023. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. (http://www.marinespecies.org).
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Mnestia girardi" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 01/05/2015. Accessed: 29/03/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/9KkRp)