Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Diacria trispinosa by Russell Hopcroft UAF-NOAA-CoML
reproduced with permission from (www.cmarz.org)
WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Diacria trispinosa (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 | Diacriinae |
| Genus | Diacria |
| Species | Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821) |
- Cavolinia trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
- Cleodora compressa Souleyet, 1852
- Cleodora infundibulum Wood S., 1842
- Diacria atlantica Dupont in Bontes & van der Spoel, 1998
- Diacria gracilis Rampal, 2002
- Diacria maculata Bleeker & van der Spoel, 1988
- Diacria rampalae Dupont, 1979
- Diacria rampali Dupont, 1979
- Diacria rubecula Bontes & van der Spoel, 1998
- Diacria trispinosa heterocolorata Rampal, 2002
- Hyalaea depressa Bivona Ant., 1832
- Hyalaea mucronata Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
- Hyalaea reeveana Dunker, 1853
- Hyalaea trispinosa Blainville, 1821 (original)
- Hyalaea trispinosa var. minor Boas, 1886
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Diacria. From Greek preposition “dia”, through, between, across, by + “akron”, highest point.
- Trispinosa. From Latin “tres”, three + “spina”, thorn, spine, prickle.
Distribution
Known georeferenced records of the species: Diacria trispinosa
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Diacria trispinosa based on our own records.
More pictures
Diacria-trispinosa 7.5mm @French Frigate Shoals, 20061017 by Cory Pittman (www.seaslugsofhawaii.com)
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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) "Diacria trispinosa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/10/2014. Accessed: 06/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=16108)
