Cavolinia globulosa Gray, 1850
Cavolinia globulosa 5mm @Kaula Rock, Hawaii, Vanderbilt Equatorial Pac. Exp. 1951
by Cory Pittman – CAS collection (www.seaslugsofhawaii.com)
Taxonomy
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 globulosa J. E. Gray, 1850 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 532560). |
Biology
Etymology
- Cavolinia. Dedicated to Filippo Cavolini (1756-1810), botanist of Naples (Italy), pioneer in polyps research.
- Globulosa. Derived from Latin “globulus”, globular, spherical.
Distribution
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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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Cavolinia globulosa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/10/2014. Accessed: 20/04/2024. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=16102)