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Aliculastrum cylindricum

Aliculastrum cylindricum (Helbling, 1779)

Aliculastrum cylindricum by Monse Sanz Ortiz

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Tectipleura  

 

Order

Cephalaspidea  

 

Superfamily

Haminoeoidea  

 

Family

Haminoeidae  

 

Genus

Aliculastrum  

 

Species

Aliculastrum cylindricum  (Helbling, 1779)

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 718605).
Synonyms

  • Atys cylindraeus [sic]
  • Atys cylindrica [sic]
  • Atys cylindricus (Helbling, 1779)
  • Atys elongatus (A. Adams in Sowerby II, 1850)
  • Bulla cylindrica Helbling, 1779 (original)
  • Bulla elongata A. Adams in G. B. Sowerby II, 1850
  • Bulla solida Dillwyn, 1817
  • Bulla succisa A. Adams, 1850

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Cylindricum. From Latin “cylindrus”, cylinder.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Aliculastrum cylindricum
Sources:
: OBIS
: GROC 2010-2011
: Enric Madrenas
: João Pedro Silva
: Bernard Picton
: GBIF.ORG		 : OPK
: VIMAR
: Manuel Ballesteros.
: M@re Nostrum
: Altres fonts
: Marine Regions

Abundance

    Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Aliculastrum cylindricum based on our own records.

More pictures

Aliculastrum cylindricum @ Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines by Erwin Köhler

Bibliography

    Adams A. 1850. Monograph of the family Bullidae. G.B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, vol. 2: 553-608, pl. 119-125.
    Ballesteros M, Madrenas E, Pontes M. 2025. OPK - Opistobranquis. Available from https://opistobranquis.info/.
    Çinar ME, Bilencenoglu M, Ozturk B, et al. 2005. Alien species on the coasts of Turkey. Medit. Mar. Sci, 6/2, 2005, 119-146. Available from http://www.medit-mar-sc.net/index.php/marine/article/viewFile/187/187.pdf.
    Dautzenberg P. 1929. Contribution à l’étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, III(fasc. 4). Société d’Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321-636, plates IV-VII pp.
    Drivas J, Jay M. 1987. Coquillages de La Réunion et de l’Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
    Frank, B. et al. 1998 2014. Bulla solida accessed through: JaxShells.org on 2014-12-14. Available from http://www.jaxshells.org/0926c.htm.
    Helbling GS. 1779. Beyträge zur Kenntniß neuer und seltener Konchylien. Aus einigen Wienerischen Sammlungen. Abhandlungen einer Privatgesellschaft in Böhmen, zur Aufnahme der Mathematik, der vaterländischen Geschichte, und der Naturgeschichte, 4: 102-131, pl. 1-4.
    Higo S, Callomon P, Goto Y. 1999. Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
    Kilburn RN, Rippey E. 1982. Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi. 249 pp p.
    Long SJ. 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000. Bayside Books & Press, Tustin, CA, U.S.A. 672p.
    McDonald G. 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia. 2nd Online Edition, Annotated. 1072 pp  Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz. Available from http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8115h0wz.
    Mienis HK. 2004. New data concerning the presence of Lessepsian and other Indo-Pacific migrants among the molluscs in the Mediterranean Sea with emphasize on the situation in Israel. pp. 117-131. In: B.Ozturk & A.Salman (eds.). 1st National Malacology.
    Mienis HK. 2006. Monitoring the invasion of the Eastern Mediterranean by Lessepsian migrants and other Indo-Pacific molluscs. Haasiana, 3: 67-68.
    Riedl R. 1983. Fauna und Flora der Mittelmeeres, ein systematischer Meeresfuhrer fur Biologen und Naturfreunde, 836 pp. Paul Parey, Hamburg & Berlin.
    Rudman W.B. et al. 1998 2010. Atys cylindrica accessed through: Sea Slug Forum on 2014-12-14. Available from http://seaslugforum.net/showall/atyscyli.
    Steyn DG, Lussi M. 1998. Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
    Too CC, Carlson C, Hoff PJ, et al. 2014. Diversity and systematics of Haminoeidae gastropods (Heterobranchia: Cephalaspidea) in the tropical West Pacific Ocean: new data on the genera Aliculastrum, Atys, Diniatys and Liloa. Zootaxa, 3794 (3): 355–392.
    Valdés A, Hamann J, Behrens DW, et al. 2006. Caribbean sea slugs: a field guide to the opisthobranch mollusks from the tropical northwestern Atlantic. Washington: Sea Challengers Natural History Books. 289 pp.
    WoRMS Editorial Board. 2025. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. Available from http://www.marinespecies.org.

    Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2012-2025) "Aliculastrum cylindricum" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 01/05/2015. Accessed: 03/02/2025. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=19403)