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Caliphylla mediterranea

Caliphylla mediterranea  A. Costa, 1867

Caliphylla mediterranea @ Cala Egos, Mallorca by Tià Pons

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Tectipleura  

 

Superorder

Sacoglossa  

 

Superfamily

Plakobranchoidea  

 

Family

Hermaeidae  

 

Genus

Caliphylla  

 

Species

Caliphylla mediterranea  A. Costa, 1867

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 140089).
Synonyms

  • Beccaria tricolor Trinchese, 1870

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Caliphylla. From Greek “kalos”, beautiful + “phyllon”, leaf.
  • Mediterranea. From Latin “médium”, middle, intermediate space, center + “terra”, land.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Caliphylla mediterranea
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: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Caliphylla mediterranea based on our own records.

More pictures

Caliphylla mediterranea by Luis Sánchez-Tocino
Caliphylla mediterranea 3mm @ Qajjenza, Malta 1m depth 18-05-1994 by Carmel Sammut
Caliphylla mediterranea 8-9mm @ Qajjenza, Malta 1m depth 06-02-1995
Caliphylla mediterranea foot detail 3mm @ Qajjenza, Malta 1m depth 18-05-1994 by Carmel Sammut
Caliphylla mediterranea @ 23-12-22, Piscinas de la Laja, Gran Canaria by Mario Matute
Caliphylla mediterranea @ 23-12-22, Piscinas de la Laja, Gran Canaria by Mario Matute
Caliphylla mediterranea @ 23-12-22, Piscinas de la Laja, Gran Canaria by Mario Matute

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. (2012-2025) "Caliphylla mediterranea" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 05/09/2014. Accessed: 03/02/2025. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=13679)