Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827)
Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827) by Russell Hopcroft UAF-CoML
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 | Cuvierinidae | |
Genus | Cuvierina | |
Species | Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139036). |
- Cleodora obtusa Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
- Creseis caliciformis Meisenheimer, 1905
- Cuvieria columnella Rang, 1827 (original)
- Cuvieria oryza Benson, 1835
- Cuvierina (Cuvierina) columnella (Rang, 1827)
- Herse columnella (Rang, 1827)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Cuvierina. Diminutive of “Cuvieria”. Dedicated to Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), scientist, zoologist and systematic of the nineteenth century.
- Columnella. From Latin “Columna”, column. Refers to the shape of the shell of this animal.
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
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Bé AWH, MacClintock C, Currie DC. 1972. Helical shell structure. and growth of the pteropod Cuvierina columnella (Rang) (Mollusca,. Gastropoda). Biomineralization Research Reports 4: 47-79.
Bonnevie K. 1916. Mitteilungen über Pteropoden (Aus dem zoologischen Laboratorium, Kristiania), 1. Beobachtungen über den Geschlechtsapparat von Cuvierina columnella Rang. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft, Medizinisch Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft zu Jena, 54 (NF 47): 245276, 2 figs, pls 1822.
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van der Spoel S. 1970. Morphometric data on Cavoliniidae with notes on a new form of Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827) (Gastropoda, Pteropoda). Basteria, 34(5-6): 103-151, 54 figs.
WoRMS Editorial Board. 2025. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. Available from http://www.marinespecies.org.
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2012-2025) "Cuvierina columnella" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/10/2014. Accessed: 03/02/2025. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=16106)