Diacavolinia longirostris (Lesueur in Blainville, 1821)
Diacavolinia longirostris 8 mm (Pacific population) by Pauline Fiene
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WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Diacavolinia longirostris (Blainville, 1821)
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Tectipleura |
| Order | Pteropoda |
| Suborder | Euthecosomata |
| Superfamily | Cavolinioidea |
| Family | Cavoliniidae |
| Subfamily | Cavoliniinae |
| Genus | Diacavolinia |
| Species | Diacavolinia longirostris (Blainville, 1821) |
- Cavolinia longirostris (Lesueur in Blainville, 1821)
- Cavolinia longirostris f. longirostris (Lesueur in Blainville, 1821)
- Hyalaea longirostris Blainville, 1821 (original)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Diacavolinia. From Greek “dia”, separated from + “Cavolinia”, dedicated to Filippo Cavolini (1756-1810), botanyst from Naples, Italy, pioneer in polyp research.
- Longirostris. From Latin “longus”, long, extended + “rostrum”, beak, face.
Distribution
Known georeferenced records of the species: Diacavolinia longirostris
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Diacavolinia longirostris based on our own records.
More pictures
Diacavolinia longirostris 4.9 mm (Pacific population) by Cory Pittman seaslugsofhawaii.com
Bibliography
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Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Diacavolinia longirostris" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 10/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7144)
