Haminoea elegans  (Gray, 1825)
WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Haminoea elegans (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Tectipleura |
| Order | Cephalaspidea |
| Superfamily | Haminoeoidea |
| Family | Haminoeidae |
| Genus | Haminoea |
| Species | Haminoea elegans (J. E. Gray, 1825) |
- Bulla diaphana Gould, 1852
- Bulla elegans Gray, 1825 (original)
- Bulla guildingii Swainson, 1840
- Haminoea taylorae Petuch, 1987
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Elegans. From Latin “elegans”, delicious, ornate, prodigious.
Distribution
Known georeferenced records of the species: Haminoea elegans
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Haminoea elegans based on our own records.
More pictures
Haminoea elegans @ near Peanut Island, Palm Beach Inlet, Palm Beach County, Florida, 21-07-2010 by Anne DuPont
Bibliography
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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. (2025) "Haminoea elegans" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 24/02/2015. Accessed: 05/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=18531)
