Ringicula buccinea

Ringicula buccinea  (Brocchi, 1814)

Ringicula buccinea (Brocchi, 1814) [MIOCENE]
Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
by Joop Trausel and Frans Slieker (Natural History Museum Rotterdam)

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Synonyms

  • Ringicula pisum
  • Auricula buccinea

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Ringicula. From Latin “ringor, ringi”, angry, snarl, show the teeth.
  • Buccinea. From Latin “buccina”, (curved) trumpet, war trumpet, bugle, watch-horn, horn, shell Triton blew.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Ringicula buccinea
Sources:
OBIS
GROC 2010-2011
Enric Madrenas
João Pedro Silva
Bernard Picton
GBIF
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 buccinea based on our own records.

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Bibliography

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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) "Ringicula buccinea" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 29/11/2015. Accessed: 08/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=20779)