Philine striatula

Philine striatula  Monterosato, 1874

Philine striatula shell.
Colezzione malacologiche del Museo Civico di Zoologia, Roma
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Taxonomic note: This is not the same species as Colobocephalus striatulus (Locard, 1897)  (=Philine striatula Locard, 1897)

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Philine. Derived from Greek “philainoi”, name of two Carthaginian brothers who fougth for their homeland and who received honors as Gods.
  • Striatula. From Latin “strio”, groove, wrinkle.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Philine striatula
Sources:
OBIS
GROC 2010-2011
Enric Madrenas
João Pedro Silva
Bernard Picton
GBIF
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 Philine striatula based on our own records.

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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) "Philine striatula" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 29/11/2015. Accessed: 08/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=20764)