Weinkauffia macandrewii (E.A. Smith, 1872)
WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Weinkauffia macandrewii (E. A. Smith, 1872)
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Tectipleura |
| Order | Cephalaspidea |
| Superfamily | Haminoeoidea |
| Family | Haminoeidae |
| Genus | Weinkauffia |
| Species | Weinkauffia macandrewii (E. A. Smith, 1872) |
- Atys lineatus Usticke, 1959
- Atys macandrewii  E.A. Smith, 1872
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Weinkauffia. Dedicated to the German zoologyst and malacologyst Heinrich Conrad Weinkauff (1817-1886).
- Macandrewii. Dedicated to Sir Robert McAndrew, Esq., (1802-1873), a fruit merchant and conchologist from Liverpool. In 1845 he discovered Calocaris macandreae Bell,1846 in Loch Fyne and Mull of Galloway. In 1849 he refitted one of his two yachts ‘Naiad’ to dredging purposes. He was a close friend of Forbes, Barrett & Jeffreys. Despite he is coinsidered to be a pioneer in deep sea dredging, his ships could not normally dredge deeper than around 200 fathoms. His large shell collection ended up in the Zoology Museum, University of Cambridge.
Distribution
Known georeferenced records of the species: Weinkauffia macandrewii
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Weinkauffia macandrewii based on our own records.
More pictures
Weinkauffia macandrewii @ Malta by Constantino Mifsud
Weinkauffia macandrewii @ Malta by Constantino Mifsud
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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) "Weinkauffia macandrewii" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 21/02/2015. Accessed: 05/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=18307)
