Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767
Clio pyramidata 7 mm (Pacific population) by Cory Pittman
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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 pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139033). |
- Cleodora brownii de Blainville, 1825
- Cleodora exacuta Gould, 1852
- Cleodora pyramidata (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Clio (Clio) pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767
- Clio caudata Linnaeus, 1767
- Clio occidentalis Dall, 1871
- Clio pyramidata var. convexa Boas, 1886
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Clio. From Greek “kleios” Glory, also a sea nymph.
- Pyramidata. From Greek “πὔρἄμίς” (Pyramis) meaning pyramid, pyramidal, pyramid shaped, because of the shape of the shell.
Distribution
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References for the species: Clio pyramidata
- Galicia: Hidalgo (1917, as Cleodora), Rolán (1983), Urgorri and Besteiro (1983).
Portugal: Locard (1897, bathyal), Hidalgo (1917).
Gibraltar: Hidalgo (1917).
Andalucía (Med.): Rampal (1968, 2002), Vives, Santamaría and Trepat (1975), Templado et al. (1986), Sánchez-Moyano et al. (2000), Peñas et al. (in press).
Catalunya: Hidalgo (1917), Ramírez-Llodra et al. (2007).
Baleares: Rampal (2002).
Canarias: Odhner (1931), Hernández et al. (1991), Lozano-Soldevilla and Hernández (1991), Hernández and Jiménez (1992), Hernández, Jiménez and Silva (1997a,b), Ortea et al. (2001), Moro et al. (2003).
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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More pictures
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Bibliography
Further reading
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Flickr pictures
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- Marine Species Identification Portal
- Marine Species Identification Portal
- Marine Species Identification Portal
- Marine Species Identification Portal
- Marine Species Identification Portal
- Marine Species Identification Portal
- NCBI GenBank
- OBIS - Search by Taxon
- Sea Slugs of Hawaii
- World Register of Marine Species
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2021) "Clio pyramidata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 04/03/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/nRHmu)