Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802)
Clio cuspidata with hydroids by Cheryl Clarke UAF-CMarZ
reproduced with permission (www.cmarz.org)
Taxonomy
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Pteropoda | |
Suborder | Euthecosomata | |
Superfamily | Cavolinioidea | |
Family | Cliidae | |
Genus | Clio | |
Species | Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1801) | |
| Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139032). | ||
- Cleodora lessonii Rang & de Férussac, 1830
- Clio (Bellardiclio) cuspidata (Bosc, 1802)
- Clio quadrispinosa Lesson, 1831
- Euclio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802)
- Hyalaea cuspidata Bosc, 1802 (original)
- Hyalaea tricuspidata Bowdich, 1820
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Clio. From Greek “kleios” Glory, also a sea nymph.
- Cuspidata. Latin “Cuspidata” means “with hard pricks”.
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) "Clio cuspidata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 31/01/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/9xdRY)
