Creseis virgula Rang, 1828
Creseis virgula by Russell Hopcroft, UAF
reproduced with permission from (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 | Creseidae | |
Genus | Creseis | |
Species | Creseis virgula (Rang, 1828) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139035). |
- Cleodora conoidea Costa A., 1873
- Cleodora falcata Gould, 1852
- Cleodora flexa Pfeffer, 1879
- Cleodora munda Gould, 1852
- Cleodora placida Gould, 1852
- Creseis caligula Eschscholtz, 1829
- Creseis cornucopiae Eschscholtz, 1829
- Creseis unguis Eschscholtz, 1829
- Creseis virgula frontieri Rampal, 2002
- Creseis virgula virgula Rang, 1828
- Creseis virgulata Locard, 1886
- Hyalaea corniformis d’Orbigny, 1834
- Styliola africana Bartsch, 1915
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Creseis. From a Greek mythology nymph name.
- Virgula. From Latin, small rod.
Distribution
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
More pictures
- We have no (more) pictures for Creseis virgula
Bibliography
Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2023. OPK - Opistobranquis. (https://opistobranquis.info/).
Fahrner, A., and G. Haszprunar. 2000. Microanatomy and ultrastructure of the excretory system of two pelagic opisthobranch species (Gastropoda: Gymnosomata and Thecosomata). Journal of submicroscopic cytology and pathology. 32: 185–94.
Long, S. J. 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000. Bayside Books & Press, Tustin, CA, U.S.A. 672p.
McDonald, G. 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia. 2nd Online Edition, Annotated. 1072 pp Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz. (http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8115h0wz).
Moro, L., J. L. Martín Esquivel, M. J. Garrido Sanahuja, and I. Izquierdo Zamora. 2003. Lista de especies marinas de Canarias (algas, hongos, plantas y animales). Consejería de Política Territorial y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Canarias.
Ozturk, B., A. Dogan, B. Bitlis-Bakir, and A. Salman. 2014. Marine Molluscs of the Turkish Coasts: An Updated Checklist. Tübitak, Turkish Journal of Zoology 38.
Prkić, J., A. Petani, Ð. Iglić, and L. Lanča. 2018. Stražnjoškržnjaci Jadranskoga Mora: Slikovni Atlas i Popis Hrvatskih Vrsta / Opisthobranchs of the Adriatic Sea: Photographic Atlas and List of Croatian Species. Ronilaćki Klub Sveti Roko, Bibinje.
Rang, P. C. 1828. Notice sur quelques mollusques nouveaux appartenant au genre Cleodore, et etablissement et monographie des sous-genre Creseis. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 13: 302-319, pl. 17-18.
Riedl, R. 1983. Fauna und Flora der Mittelmeeres, ein systematischer Meeresfuhrer fur Biologen und Naturfreunde, 836 pp. Paul Parey, Hamburg & Berlin.
Templado, J., and R. Villanueva. 2010. Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148-198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp.
WoRMS Editorial Board. 2023. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. (http://www.marinespecies.org).
Further reading
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Census of Marine Zooplancton (CMARZ)
- Flickr pictures
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- 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, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Creseis virgula" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 22/09/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7142)