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Ringicula auriculata

Ringicula auriculata  (Ménard de la Groye, 1811)

Ringicula auriculata (Ménard de la Groye, 1811) Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 19.01.2010), actual size 3.4 mm
World Register of Marine Species by Mouna Antit

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Ringipleura  

 

Superorder

Ringiculimorpha  

 

Superfamily

Ringiculoidea  

 

Family

Ringiculidae  

 

Genus

Ringicula  

 

Species

Ringicula auriculata  (Ménard de la Groye, 1811)

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 141144).
Synonyms

  • Marginella auriculata Ménard de la Groye, 1811 (original)
  • Marginella biplicata Risso, 1826 
  • Marginella candida Bivona Ant., 1832
  • Voluta oryza O. G. Costa, 1830
  • Voluta pisum Brocchi, 1814 †

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Ringicula. From Latin “ringor, ringi”, angry, snarl, show the teeth.
  • Auriculata. From Latin “auricula”, ear shaped.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Ringicula auriculata
Sources:
: OBIS
: GROC 2010-2011
: Enric Madrenas
: João Pedro Silva
: Bernard Picton
: GBIF.ORG		 : OPK
: VIMAR
: Manuel Ballesteros.
: M@re Nostrum
: Altres fonts
: Marine Regions

Abundance

    Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Ringicula auriculata based on our own records.

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Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2012-2025) "Ringicula auriculata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 29/11/2015. Accessed: 03/02/2025. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=20775)