Cavolinia gibbosa (d’Orbigny, 1834)

WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Tectipleura |
| Order | Pteropoda |
| Suborder | Euthecosomata |
| Superfamily | Cavolinioidea |
| Family | Cavoliniidae |
| Subfamily | Cavoliniinae |
| Genus | Cavolinia |
| Species | Cavolinia gibbosa (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) |
- Cavolinia flava (d’Orbigny, 1834)
- Cavolinia gibboides Rampal, 2002
- Cavolinia gibbosa f. flava (d’Orbigny, 1834)
- Cavolinia gibbosa f. gibboides Rampal, 2002
- Cavolinia gibbosa f. gibbosa (d’Orbigny, 1834)
- Cavolinia gibbosa f. plana Meisenheimer, 1905
- Cavolinia gibbosa var. plana Meisenheimer, 1905
- Cavolinia plana Meisenheimer, 1905
- Hyalaea flava d’Orbigny, 1834 (original)
- Hyalaea gibbosa d’Orbigny, 1834 (original)
- Pleuropus hargeri Verrill, 1882
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Cavolinia. Dedicated to Filippo Cavolini (1756-1810), botanist of Naples (Italy), pioneer in polyps research.
- Gibbosa. From Latin “gibbosus”, with hunch, hunchback.
Distribution
Abundance
Relative abundance of Cavolinia gibbosa among the different marine basins, based on our own records
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Cavolinia gibbosa based on our own records.
This chart displays the number of annual observations of Cavolinia gibbosa over the last 50 years, based on our own records. The trend should be interpreted with caution, as it may be biased by the growing popularity of this animal group.
More pictures
- We have no (more) pictures for Cavolinia gibbosa
Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Cavolinia gibbosa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 06/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7127)