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Dirona akkeshiensis Baba, 1957

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dirona akkeshiensis Baba, 1957
Name authority
Baba, 1957
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nudibranchia
Family
Dironidae
Genus
Dirona
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
  6. infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
  7. subterclassRingipleura
  8. superorderNudipleura Wägele & Willan, 2000
  9. orderNudibranchia Cuvier, 1817
  10. suborderJanolina
  11. superfamilyProctonotoidea J. E. Gray, 1853
  12. familyDironidae Eliot, 1910
  13. genusDirona MacFarland, 1905
  14. speciesDirona akkeshiensis Baba, 1957

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dirona. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dirona pellucida Volodchenko, 1941DironidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 2 records assigned to Dironidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Baba, K. (1957). A revised list of the species of Opisthobranchia from the northern part of Japan, with some additional descriptions. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University Marine Biological Laboratory, Se. 6 Zoology 13(1–4): 8–14. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:36RNF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.