WoRMS taxon details
Polinices (Euspira) pulchellus (Risso, 1826)
AphiaID: 150554
AphiaID: 150554
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticoidea (Superfamily) > Naticidae (Family) > Polinicinae (Subfamily) > Polinices (Genus) > Polinices (Euspira) (Subgenus) |
| Status |  unaccepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Accepted name | Euspira nitida (Donovan, 1804) | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Polinices (Euspira) Agassiz, 1838 accepted as Euspira Agassiz, 1838 | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] context source (Deepsea): Census of Marine Life (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 39), available online at http://www.comlsecretariat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SYNDEEP-Towards-a-first-global-synthesis-of-biodiversity-biogeography-and-ecosystem-function-in-the-deep-sea-Eva-Ramirez-Llodra-et-al..pdf [details] | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Distribution | Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] North Sea [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | |||||||||||||
| Feedingtypes |
omnivore [details]
predator [details] scavenger [details] | |||||||||||||
| Links | Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland Marine Life Information Network - UK To PESI | |||||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: P. pulchellus is a predator. It attacks its prey, mainly bivalve molluscs, in the sediment, breaking through the shell using its radula (Eisma, 1966; Ziegelmeier, 1966). [details] Distribution: P. pulchellus occurs in the whole area, but is relatively abundant along the coast and south of the Frisian Front, where maximum biomass values were observed. [details] Habitat: P. pulchellus lives in a variety of habitats. lt is found on muddy, sandy as well as gravel deposits (Ziegelmeier, 1966; Entrop, 1976; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details] Morphology: This gastropod has a glossy, globose shell with six or seven slightly tumid whorls. lt measures up to 16 mm in height. The shell is sculptured with numerous fine growth lines, but appears smooth to the naked eye. lt is buff or light horn-coloured, with the columella and the base paler. The body whorl is decorated with five spiral rows of brown rnarks (Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details] Synonymy: Holtmann et al. (1996) refer it to Lunatia alderi Forbes, 1838. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150554 | |||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Polinices (Euspira) pulchellus (Risso, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150554 on 2013-05-25 | ||||||||||||||
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