Common Names
Common Names in English:
Monterey Wentletrap, Wentletrap
Description
Physical Description
Species Opalia montereyensis
A close relative, O. chacei, also known as O. wroblewskyi, is only differentiated from O. montereyensis by the number of axial ribs. The chacei species usually has 7 ribs , while O. montereyensis has 8-10 axial ribs. O. chacei has a shell up to 30 mm high with the base delimited by a low spiral cord or keel. The axial ribs are broadly rounded . The shell color is white or cream.[1]
Habitat
O. chacei is uncommon under rocks, however, it is associated with anemones. Depth Range : O. chacei is found in the low intertidal and subtidal zones.[1]
Biology
Diet
O. chacei is probably a specialized predator on sea anemones, like Epitonium tinctum. [1]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Snails and Slugs
- Order:
Neotaenioglossa
()
- Family:
Janiroidea
()
- Genus:
Opalia
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Specific name:
montereyensis
- (Dall, 1907)
- Scientific name: - Opalia montereyensis (Dall, 1907)
- Specific name:
montereyensis
- (Dall, 1907)
- Genus:
Opalia
(
- Family:
Janiroidea
(
- Order:
Neotaenioglossa
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Opalia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 57 species and subspecies in this genus:
O. abbotti · O. acus · O. andrewsii · O. anomala · O. apostolorum · O. atlantis · O. attenuata · O. aurifila (Fine-Mesh Wentletrap) · O. australis · O. ballinensis · O. bardeyi · O. bicarinata · O. borealis (Boreal Wentletrap) · O. bullata · O. burchorum · O. burryi · O. chacei · O. consors · O. coronata · O. crassilabrum · O. crenata (Coarse Wentletrap) · O. crenatoides · O. crenatoides insculpta · O. crosseana · O. debouryi · O. diadema · O. eolis (Cancellate Wentletrap) · O. espirita · O. evicta · O. exquisita · O. funiculata (Scalloped Wentletrap) · O. garciai · O. granosa · O. granulosa · O. hellenica · O. hotessieriana (Pitted Wentletrap) · O. infrequens (Sparse Wentletrap) · O. insculpta · O. leeana · O. mammosa · O. montereyensis (Monterey Wentletrap) · O. morchiana · O. obtusicostata · O. pacoi · O. pumilio (Dwarf Wentletrap) · O. pumilio morchiana · O. pumilio pumilio (Dwarf Wentletrap) · O. retiporosa · O. rugulosa · O. sanjuanensis · O. spongiosa (Spongy Wentletrap) · O. tortilis · O. tremperi · O. varicostata · O. watsoni · O. wroblewskii (Wroblewski's Wentletrap) · O. wroblewskyi
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Further Reading
- Berry, S. S. 1953. Preliminary diagnosis of six west American species of Octopus. Leaflets in Malacology, 1 (10). 51-58.
- Kozloff, Eugene N., 1987. Marine Invertebrates of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA. 511 pp. ISBN 0-295-96530-4
- Michael J. Sweeney: Taxon Validity: [fide Nesis (1987a:314)]. Repository: NMNH Holotype 815709 [fide Sweeney et al. (1988)]. Type Locality: Off South Coronado Island [Mexico], Baja California
- Nesis, K. N. 1987. Cephalopods of the World: Squids, Cuttlefishes, Octopuses, and Allies. T. F. H. Publications. Neptune City, NJ, USA. 351.
- Sweeney, M. J. and C. F. E. Roper / N. A. Voss, M. Vecchione, R. B. Toll and M. J. Sweeney, eds. 1998. Classification, type localities and type repositories of recent Cephalopoda. Systematics and Biogeography of Cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 586 (I-II). Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D. C., USA. 561-599.
- Sweeney, M. J., C. F. E. Roper, and F. G. Hochberg 1988. Catalog of the type specimens of Recent Cephalopoda described by S. Stillman Berry. Malacologia, 29 (1). 7-19.
- The Nautilus. [Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc.] ENG url p. 6.
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 15, 2006.
- Cowles, Dave. Key to Invertebrates Found At or Near The Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory (a campus of Walla Walla University) Fidalgo Island, Anacortes, WA.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Gwaii Haanas Invertebrates (OBIS Canada)
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2684469
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-72296
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 72296
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 153495
