Runcina capreensis (Mazzarelli, 1894)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Runcinacea | |
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). | ||
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
| 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
- Andalucía (Med.): Ballesteros et al. (1986, as R. cf. capreensis).
Levante: Templado, Talavera and Murillo (1983, as R. cf. capreensis), Marín and Ros (1987a), García Raso et al. (1992).
Catalunya: Ballesteros and Ortea (1981).
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2012-2018) "Runcina capreensis" in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 14/08/2013, Accessed: 15/08/2018 at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/C2IzX)
