Calliopaea bellula (d’Orbigny, 1837)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Superorder | Sacoglossa | |
Superfamily | Plakobranchoidea | |
Family | Limapontiidae | |
Genus | Calliopaea | |
Species | Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837 | |
| Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 141556). | ||
- Custiphorus vesiculosus Deshayes, 1864
- Embletonia mariae Meyer & Möbius, 1865
- Stiliger mariae (Meyer & Möbius, 1865)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Calliopaea. Derived from Calliope. In Greek mythology, Calliope (“Καλλιόπη”, “the one with the beautiful voice”) is the muse of epic poetry and eloquence. Like other muses, Calliope is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne (the Memory). He married Oeagrus and with him was mother of Orpheus, Marsyas, Ialemo and Lino.
- Bellula. Diminutive of Latin word “Bella”, beautiful.
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) "Calliopaea bellula" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 17/05/2012. Accessed: 25/03/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/qqoDo)
