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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Aeolidioidea: Eubranchidae

Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838


Range: 68°N to 42.3°N; 71°W to 0°W
Depth: 128 to 128 m (live 128 to 128 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10  mm

Synonymy

Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838
Galvina tricolor (Forbes, 1838) 
Eubranchus farrani auct. non Alder & Hancock, 1844
Eolis violacea Alder & Hancock, 1844
Eolis amethystina Alder & Hancock, 1845
Galvina viridula Bergh, 1873
Egalvina viridulus (Bergh, 1873) 

Details


Eubranchus tricolor Forbes, 1838,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 68°N to 42.3°N; 71°W to 0°W
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Platts (1985) E; Thompson (1988) s
Combining Genera:  Galvina

Eolis amethystina Alder & Hancock, 1845, 
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [low-water mark, Cullercoats (Alder & Hancock (1855)]
References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s

Eubranchus farrani auct. non Alder & Hancock, 1844, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misidentification; incorrectly synonymized by Abbott (1974): E. farrani is Eastern Atlantic.

Eolis violacea Alder & Hancock, 1844, 
[Synonym]
References: Alder & Hancock (1845) s; Thompson & Brown (1984) s

Galvina viridula Bergh, 1873, 
[Synonym]
Range: 65.63°N ; 54.52°W to 0°W
Depth: 128 m (live 128 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Lemche (1941a) DdLlNSEWM; Thompson & Brown (1984) s
Combining Genera:  Egalvina



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