Colpodaspis pusilla

Colpodaspis pusilla (M.Sars, 1870)

Colpodapsis pusilla @ Quelhuit 24-06-2009 by Jean Michel Crouzet

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Tectipleura  

 

Order

Cephalaspidea  

 

Superfamily

Philinoidea  

 

Family

Colpodaspididae  

 

Genus

Colpodaspis  

 

Species

Colpodaspis pusilla  M. Sars, 1870

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139547).
Synonyms

  • Amphisphyra quadrata Monterosato, 1874
  • Diaphana quadrata (Monterosato, 1874)

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Colpodaspis. From Greek “kolpos”, fold, belly + “aspis”, shield.
  • Pusilla. From Latin, tiny, wee, very small.

 

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Colpodaspis pusilla
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: ☆☆☆☆☆
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Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Colpodaspis pusilla based on our own records.

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Bibliography

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    Ballesteros M. 2007. Lista actualizada de los opistobranquios (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) de las costas catalanas. Spira. 2(3):163–188.
    Ballesteros M, Madrenas E, Pontes M. 2016. Actualización del catálogo de los moluscos opistobranquios (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) de las costas catalanas. Spira. 6:1–28.
    Ballesteros M, Madrenas E, Pontes M. 2024. OPK - Opistobranquis. Available from https://opistobranquis.info/.
    Bielecki S, Cavignaux G, Crouzet JM, et al. 2011. Des limaces de rêve.
    Brown GH. 1979. An investigation of the anatomy of Colpodaspis pusilla (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) and a description of a new species of Colpodaspis from Tanzanian coastal waters. Journal of Zoology, London 187:201-221.
    Cervera JL, Calado G, Gavaia C, et al. 2004. An annotated and updated checklist of the opisthobranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Spain and Portugal (including islands and archipelagos). Boletín Instituto Español de Oceanografía, 20 (1-4): 1-111. L.
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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.

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Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Colpodaspis pusilla" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 18/09/2014. Accessed: 23/04/2024. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=14513)

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