Ringicula minutula Locard, E.A.A., 1897
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Ringiculimorpha | |
Superfamily | Ringiculoidea | |
Family | Ringiculidae | |
Genus | Ringicula | |
Species | Ringicula minutula Locard, 1897 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 827290). |
Biology
Etymology
- Ringicula. From Latin “ringor, ringi”, angry, snarl, show the teeth.
- Minutula. From Latin “minute”, in miniature scale, in small pieces.
Distribution
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
More pictures
- We have no (more) pictures for Ringicula minutula
Bibliography
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Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2016. Actualización del catálogo de los moluscos opistobranquios (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) de las costas catalanas. Spira. 6: 1–28.
Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2023. OPK - Opistobranquis. (https://opistobranquis.info/).
Cervera, J. L., G. Calado, C. Gavaia, M. A. E. Malaquías, J. Templado, M. Ballesteros, J. C. García-Gómez, and C. Megina. 2004. An annotated and updated checklist of the opisthobranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Spain and Portugal (including islands and archipelagos). Boletín Instituto Español de Oceanografía, 20 (1-4): 1-111. L.
García-Gómez, J. C., J. L. Cervera, F. J. García, J. A. Ortea, S. F. García-Martin, A. Medina, and L. P. Burnay. 1991. Resultados de la campaña internacional de biología marina “Algarve 88”: moluscos opistobranquios. Bollettino Malacologico 27 (5-9): 125-138.
Locard, A. 1897. Mollusques testacés Vol 1 In: Expéditons scientifiques du Travailleur ed tu Talismán pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Mollusques testacés. Masson et Cie Editeurs. Paris: 516 pp.
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Mariottini, P., C. Smriglio, and M. Oliverio. 2000. The Ringicula leptocheila complex, with the description of a new species (Opisthobranchia; Ringiculidae). Bollettino Malacologico 36 (5-8):71-82.
McDonald, G. 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia. 2nd Online Edition, Annotated. 1072 pp Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz. (http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8115h0wz).
Nordsieck, F. 1972. Die europäischen Meeresschnecken : (Opisthobranchia mit Pyramidellidae, Rissoacea) : vom Eismeer bis Kapverdem, Mittelmeer und Schawarzes Meer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart.
WoRMS Editorial Board. 2023. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. (http://www.marinespecies.org).
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Ringicula minutula" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 29/11/2015. Accessed: 23/09/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=20781)