Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827)
Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827) by Russell Hopcroft UAF-CoML
reproduced with permission from (www.cmarz.org)
Synonyms
- 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
Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2023. OPK - Opistobranquis. (https://opistobranquis.info/).
Bé, A. W. H., C. MacClintock, and D. C. Currie. 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.
Cervera, J. L., G. Calado, C. Gavaia, M. A. E. Malaquías, J. Templado, M. Ballesteros, J. C. García-Gómez, and C. Megina. 2004. An annotated and updated checklist of the opisthobranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Spain and Portugal (including islands and archipelagos). Boletín Instituto Español de Oceanografía, 20 (1-4): 1-111. L.
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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.
Peñas, A., E. Rolán, A. Luque, J. Templado, F. Rubio, D. Moreno, and A. Sierra. 2006. Moluscos marinos de la zona de la isla de Alborán. Iberus, supplement 6.
Rang, P. C. A. L. 1827. Description de deux genres nouveaux (Cuvieria et Euribia) appartenant à la classe des ptéropodes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 12: 320329, pl 45B (plate is dated 1826 !).
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.
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. 2023. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. (http://www.marinespecies.org).
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Cuvierina columnella" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/10/2014. Accessed: 02/06/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/bJbUc)
