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Gastropoda: : Aplysioidea: Aplysiinae

Aplysia parvula Mörch, 1863


Range: 32.3°N to 18°S; 84.48°W to 35°W
Depth: 0.5 to 30 m (live 0.5 to 30 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 60  mm

Synonymy

Aplysia rosea auct. non Rathke, 1799
Aplysia concava Sowerby I, 1833
Aplysia spuria Krauss, 1848
Syphonota elongata Pease, 1860
Aplysia parvula Mörch, 1863
Syphonota punctata Pease, 1868
Aplysia anguilla Sowerby II, 1869
Aplysia japonica Sowerby II, 1869
Aplysia norfolkensis Sowerby II, 1869
Aplysia orientalis Sowerby II, 1869
Aplysia trigona Sowerby II, 1869
Aplysia nigrocincta Martens, 1880
Aplysia tryonii Meinertzhagen, 1880
Tethys peasei Pilsbry, 1895
Aplysiopsis juanina Bergh, 1898
Aplysia australiana Clessin, 1899
Aplysia paeteliana Clessin, 1899
Aplysia sieboldiana Clessin, 1899
Aplysia atromarginata Bergh, 1905
Aplysia intermedia Farran, 1905
Aplysia allochroa Bergh, 1907
Aplysia lobata Bergh, 1907
Aplysia monochroa Bergh, 1907
Aplysia peregrina Thiele, 1925

Details


Aplysia parvula Mörch, 1863a, p. 22-23
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Guilding MS
Type Locality: St. Thomas or St. Vincent
Range: 32.3°N to 18°S; 84.48°W to 35°W
Depth: 0.5 to 30 m (live 0.5 to 30 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Costa Rica; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire; Bermuda, Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas; Anguilla; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent; Brazil: Pernambuco, Bahia, Abrolhos Islands
References: Eales (1960) M; Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970) dl; Hopkins et al. (1977) DLW
Comments: 28.58°N in Florida (Hopkins et al., 1977). Internal shell 13 mm (Mörch 1863). Report of 190 mm length for live animal by Hess & Abbott (1994) is suspect.

Aplysia allochroa Bergh, 1907, 
[Synonym]
References: Eales (1960) s

Aplysia anguilla Sowerby II, 1869b,  pl. 6, fig. 22
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Cuming MS
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Eales (1960) s
Comments: Internal shell 11.5 mm (Sowerby II 1869b).

Aplysia atromarginata Bergh, 1905, p. 8-9, pl. 6, figs. 30-35
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Siboga sta. 213, Pulu-Pasi-Tannette
References: Bergh (1905) M; Eales (1960) s
Comments: Internal shell 5.5 mm (Bergh 1905).

Aplysia australiana Clessin, 1899, 
[Synonym]
References: Eales (1960) s

Aplysia concava Sowerby I, 1833,  pl. 155, fig. 3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Eales (1960) s
Comments: Internal shell 9 mm (Sowerby I 1833).

Syphonota elongata Pease, 1860, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Eales (1960) s?

Aplysia intermedia Farran, 1905, 
[Synonym]
References: Eales (1960) s

Aplysia japonica Sowerby II, 1869b,  pl. 5, fig. 16a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Japan
References: Eales (1960) s
Comments: Internal shell 28 mm (Sowerby II 1869b).

Aplysiopsis juanina Bergh, 1898a, p. 483-492, 561, pl. 28, figs. 1-25; pl. 29, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: In der Nähe von Juan Fernandez; Juan Fernandez, 15 Faden
Maximum Reported Size: 21 mm
References: Bergh (1898a) M; Eales (1960) s

Aplysia lobata Bergh, 1907, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Eales (1960) s?
Comments: May be a synonym of A. dactylomela according to Eales (1960).

Aplysia monochroa Bergh, 1907, 
[Synonym]
References: Eales (1960) s

Aplysia nigrocincta Martens, 1880, 
[Synonym]
References: Eales (1960) s

Aplysia norfolkensis Sowerby II, 1869b,  pl. 10, fig. 42a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Norfolk Island, New South Wales
References: Eales (1960) s
Comments: Internal shell 17 mm (Sowerby II 1869b).

Aplysia orientalis Sowerby II, 1869b,  pl. 5, fig. 18
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Chinese Seas
References: Eales (1960) s
Comments: Internal shell 31 mm (Sowerby II 1869b).

Aplysia paeteliana Clessin, 1899, 
[Synonym]
References: Eales (1960) s

Tethys peasei Pilsbry, 1895d, p. 95, pl. 25, fig. 2 [Pease 1868, pl. 9, fig. 2]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Huahine, Society Islands
References: Eales (1960) s
Comments: New name for Syphonota punctata Pease, 1868, not Aplysia punctata Cuvier, 1804.

Aplysia peregrina Thiele, 1925, p. 247 [281], pl. 33 [45], fig. 4
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Unknown, possibly Indian Ocean
References: Eales (1960) s?

Syphonota punctata Pease, 1868, 
[Synonym]
References: Eales (1960) s?
Comments: Secondary homonym of Aplysia punctata Cuvier, 1804; replaced by Tethys peasei Pilsbry, 1895.

Aplysia rosea auct. non Rathke, 1799, 
[Not available]
Range: 12.3°N ; 61.3°W
Distribution: St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent
References: Sowerby II (1869b) NSEW; Eales (1960) s
Comments: Misidentification by Sowerby II (1869b).

Aplysia sieboldiana Clessin, 1899, 
[Synonym]
References: Eales (1960) s

Aplysia spuria Krauss, 1848, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Eales (1960) s?
Comments: Name suppressed by ICZN Opinion 560.

Aplysia trigona Sowerby II, 1869b,  pl. 4, fig. 11
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Eales (1960) s?
Comments: Internal shell 19 mm (Sowerby II 1869b).

Aplysia tryonii Meinertzhagen, 1880, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Eales (1960) s?


Partial List of References

Bergh, R. 1898. Die Opisthobranchier der Sammlung Plate Zoologische Jahrbücher, Supplement 4(3) 481-582, pl. 28-33. [Stated date: 15 Dec 1898.]
Bergh, R. 1905. Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-Expedition Siboga-Expeditie 24(50) [iii] + 248 pp., 20 pls. E. J. Brill: Leiden. [Stated date: -- Oct 1905.]
Mörch, O. A. L. 1863. Contributions à la faune malacologique des Antilles danoises Journal de Conchyliologie 11 21-43. [Stated date: -- Jan 1863.]
Pilsbry, H. A. 1895. Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae [cont.] Manual of Conchology (1)16(62) 49-112, pls. 17-31. [True date: 26 Nov 1895.]
Sowerby, G. B., I. 1833. The Genera of Recent and Fossil Shells 39  7 pls. G. B. Sowerby: London.
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1869. Monograph of the genus Aplysia Conchologia Iconica 17 pls. 1-10 [Stated date: -- Aug 1869.]
Thiele, J. 1925. Gastropoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II. Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899 17(2) 1-348 [35-382], pls. 1-34 [13-46]. Gustav Fischer: Jena. [Stated date: -- Feb 1925.]

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