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Laona quadrata

Laona quadrata (S. Wood, 1839)

Laona quadrata @ Artsdatabanken - Cephalaspids of Norway by Manuel Malaquias

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Tectipleura  

 

Order

Cephalaspidea  

 

Superfamily

Philinoidea  

 

Family

Laonidae  

 

Genus

Laona  

 

Species

Laona quadrata  (S. V. Wood, 1839)

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 882941).
Synonyms

  • Bulla quadrata S. Wood, 1839 (original)
  • Ossiania quadrata (S. Wood, 1839)
  • Philine formosa Stimpson, 1850
  • Philine polaris Aurivillius, 1887
  • Philine scutulum Lovén, 1846
  • Retusophiline polaris (Aurivillius, 1887)
  • Philine quadrata (S. Wood, 1839)

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Quadrata. From the Latin “quadratus”, square, from “quattuor”, four.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Laona quadrata
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 Laona quadrata based on our own records.

More pictures

Laona quadrata @ Artsdatabanken – Cephalaspids of Norway – by Lena Tina Ohnheiser

Bibliography

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Laona quadrata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 11/09/2014. Accessed: 24/04/2024. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=14185)

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