Styliola subula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
Styliola subula 7 mm (Pacific population) by Pauline Fiene
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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 | 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
Abundance
Relative abundance of Styliola subula among the different marine basins, based on our own records
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Styliola subula based on our own records.
This chart displays the number of annual observations of Styliola subula 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.
More pictures
- We have no (more) pictures for Styliola subula
Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Styliola subula" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/03/2013. Accessed: 04/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7149)