Creseis virgula Rang, 1828
Creseis virgula by Russell Hopcroft, UAF
reproduced with permission from (www.cmarz.org)

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 | Creseidae |
| Genus | Creseis |
| Species | Creseis virgula (Rang, 1828) |
- 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
Abundance
Relative abundance of Creseis virgula among the different marine basins, based on our own records
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Creseis virgula based on our own records.
This chart displays the number of annual observations of Creseis virgula 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 Creseis virgula
Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Creseis virgula" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 07/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7142)