Cymbulia peronii (Blainville, 1818)

Cymbulia peronii by Gilles Cavignaux by Gilles Cavignaux

WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Tectipleura |
| Order | Pteropoda |
| Suborder | Pseudothecosomata |
| Superfamily | Cymbulioidea |
| Family | Cymbuliidae |
| Subfamily | Cymbuliinae |
| Genus | Cymbulia |
| Species | Cymbulia peronii Blainville, 1818 |
- Cymbulia borealis Bonnevie, 1913
- Cymbulia peroni [sic]
- Cymbulia peronii f. minor van der Spoel, 1976
- Cymbulia peronii f. peronii Blainville, 1818
- Cymbulia peronii var. minor van der Spoel, 1976
- Cymbulia proboscidea Lamarck, 1816
- Cymbulia proboscidea Oken, 1815
- Cymbulia quadridentata Gegenbaur, 1855
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Cymbulia. From Latin “cymbula”, small boat.
- Peronii. Dedicated to François Péron (1775-1810). Péron participated in the wars against Prussia, where he was wounded and captured. After a long stay in prison, he lost an eye and was released in a prisoner exchange between France and Prussia, after which he studied medicine and natural history. Later he embarked as a doctor on board the ship “Le Geographe”, on an expedition to Australia between 1800 and 1804. Friend with naturalist and illustrator Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, they published many works in common.
Distribution
Abundance
Relative abundance of Cymbulia peronii among the different marine basins, based on our own records
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Cymbulia peronii based on our own records.
This chart displays the number of annual observations of Cymbulia peronii 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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Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Cymbulia peronii" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 28/12/2012. Accessed: 09/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=5949)