Styliola subula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
Styliola subula 7 mm (Pacific population) by Pauline Fiene
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WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Styliola subula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Tectipleura |
| Order | Pteropoda |
| Suborder | Euthecosomata |
| Superfamily | Cavolinioidea |
| Family | Creseidae |
| Genus | Styliola |
| Species | Styliola subula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) |
- Cleodora (Creseis) spinifera Rang, 1828
- Cleodora recta Blainville, 1825
- Cleodora subula Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 (original)
- Cleodora subulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
- Creseis spinifera Rang, 1828
- Styliola recta Gray, 1850
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Styliola. From Latin “stylus”, column, pillar, stylus, pencil, iron pen.
- Subula. From Latin “subula”, shoemaker’s awl.
Distribution
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
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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) "Styliola subula" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 21/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7149)
