Runcina capreensis

Runcina capreensis (Mazzarelli, 1894)

Runcina capreensis @ Dwejra, Gozo (Malta) 30-06-1993 by Carmel Sammut

Taxonomy

	Superdomain	Biota
	Kingdom	Animalia
	Phylum	Mollusca
	Class	Gastropoda
	Subclass	Heterobranchia
	Infraclass	Euthyneura
	Subterclass	Tectipleura
	Order	Runcinida
	Superfamily	Runcinoidea
	Family	Runcinidae
	Genus	Runcina
	Species	Runcina capreensis Mazzarelli, 1894

	Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 141410).

Description

Biology

Etymology

Runcina. From Latin “runcina”, carpenter’s plane, a tool used to smooth the wood’s surface.
Capreensis. Probably derived from Capri, an island in the Campania region (Italy) + “-ensis” Latin suffix added to a toponimic to form an adjective. Means “from Capri”.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Runcina capreensis
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

References for the species: Runcina capreensis

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Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.

Abundance

Western Mediterranean:
Eastern Mediterranean:
Atlantic Ocean:

Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Runcina capreensis based on our own records.

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Bibliography

Steve Long, 2006

Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000

Gary McDonald, 2009

Bibliographia Nudibranchia

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2021) "Runcina capreensis" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/08/2013. Accessed: 26/10/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/C2IzX)

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Runcina capreensis