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Gastropoda: : Aplysioidea: Dolabriferinae

Petalifera petalifera (Rang, 1828)


Range: 18°N to 12°S; 68.2°W to 0°W
Maximum Reported Size: 40  mm

Synonymy

Aplysia virescens auct. non Risso, 1826
Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828
Aplysiella petalifera (Rang, 1828) 
Aplysia unguifera Rang, 1828
Aplysiella unguifera (Rang, 1828) 
Aplysia depressa Cantraine, 1835
Aplysia brugnatelli van Beneden & Robb, 1836
Aplysiella webbii (van Beneden & Robb, 1836) 
Aplysia webbii van Beneden & Robb, 1836
Aplysiella alba Vayssière, 1906
Aplysiella gravieri Vayssière, 1906
Petalifera bonairei Engel, 1936

Details


Aplysia (Aplysia) petalifera Rang, 1828b, p. 52, pl. 5, fig. 1-3
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Nice, France
Range: 18°N to 12°S; 68.2°W to 0°W
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Distribution: ABC Islands: Bonaire; Puerto Rico, Martinique, Barbados, Brazil: Bahia
References: Valdés & Héros (1998) T; Valdés et al. (2006) WM
Combining Genera:  Aplysiella

Aplysiella alba Vayssière, 1906, 
[Synonym]
References: Martínez (1996) s; Valdés & Héros (1998) T

Petalifera bonairei Engel, 1936, 
[Synonym]
Range: 13.2°N to 12°N; 68°W to 59.6°W
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: ABC Islands: Bonaire; Barbados
References: Marcus & Hughes (1974) NSEWM
Comments: Internal shell 8 mm (Marcus & Hughes 1974).

Aplysia brugnatelli van Beneden & Robb, 1836, 
[Synonym]
References: Martínez (1996) s

Aplysia depressa Cantraine, 1835, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Comments: Considered a nomen dubium by Martínez (1996).

Aplysiella gravieri Vayssière, 1906, 
[Synonym]
References: Martínez (1996) s; Valdés & Héros (1998) T

Aplysia unguifera Rang, 1828b, 
[Synonym]
References: Martínez (1996) s; Valdés & Héros (1998) T
Combining Genera:  Aplysiella

Aplysia virescens auct. non Risso, 1826, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: Pilsbry (1895)
References: Martínez (1996) s
Comments: Misidentification.

Aplysia webbii van Beneden & Robb, 1836, 
[Synonym]
References: Martínez (1996) s
Combining Genera:  Aplysiella


Partial List of References

Rang, [P. C. A. L] 1828. Histoire Naturelle des Aplysiens  7 + 83 pp., 24 pls. Paris.

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