Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Diacria trispinosa by Russell Hopcroft UAF-NOAA-CoML
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 | 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
Abundance
Relative abundance of Diacria trispinosa among the different marine basins, based on our own records
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Diacria trispinosa based on our own records.
This chart displays the number of annual observations of Diacria trispinosa 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.
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Diacria trispinosa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/10/2014. Accessed: 07/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=16108)