Ascobulla fragilis (Jeffreys, 1856)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Superorder | Sacoglossa | |
Superfamily | Oxynooidea | |
Family | Volvatellidae | |
Genus | Ascobulla | |
Species | Ascobulla fragilis (Jeffreys, 1856) | |
| Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 141969). | ||
- Cylichna fragilis Jeffreys, 1856
- Cylindrobulla fragilis (Jeffreys, 1856)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Ascobulla. From Greek “askon”, sack, bag + from Latin “bulla”, knob, stud, bubble.
- Fragilis. From Latin “fragilis”, fragile, weak.
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 |
Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Ascobulla fragilis" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 21/02/2015. Accessed: 30/03/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/rNkVS)
