Scaphander punctostriatus (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Cephalaspidea | |
Superfamily | Philinoidea | |
Family | Scaphandridae | |
Genus | Scaphander | |
Species | Scaphander punctostriatus (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139490). |
- Bulla punctostriata Mighels & Adams, 1842 (original)
- Cryptaxis crebripunctatus Jeffreys, 1883
- Scaphander librarius Lovén, 1846
- Scaphander punctostriatus var. elongata Locard, 1897
- Scaphander punctostriatus var. inflata Locard, 1897
- Scaphander punctostriatus var. intermedia Locard, 1897
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Scaphander. From Greek “skaphe”, boat, any excavated object + “andros”, man.
- Punctostriatus. From Latin “Punctum”, small quantity, dot, score, stain, tip, small hole, perforation, sting + “striatus”, groove, channel, wrinkle.
Distribution
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References for the species: Scaphander punctostriatus
- Cantabria: Hidalgo (1917), Nordsieck (1972), Bouchet (1975, bathyal), Borja (1987), Martínez et al. (1993).
Portugal: Locard (1897, bathyal).
Catalunya: Ros (1975), Giribet and Peñas (1997).
Canarias: Ortea et al. (2001), Moro et al. (2003).
Azores: Watson (1886), Dautzenberg (1889), Dautzenberg and Fischer (1896, 1897), Locard (1897), Nordsieck (1972), Bouchet (1975), Mikkelsen (1995), Malaquias (2001).
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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More pictures
- We have no (more) pictures for Scaphander punctostriatus
Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2021) "Scaphander punctostriatus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/04/2015. Accessed: 06/03/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/FZvRv)