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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Placobranchoidea: Placobranchidae

Elysia cornigera Nuttall, 1989


Range: 24.66°N to 19.4°N; 81.8°W to 81.3°W
Depth: 0 to 3 m (live 0 to 3 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Details


Elysia cornigera Nuttall, 1989, p. 302-306, figs. 1-8
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Spanish Harbor, West Summerland Key, Florida Keys, 24°39.7'N, 81°18.1'W
Range: 24.66°N to 19.4°N; 81.8°W to 81.3°W
Depth: 0 to 3 m (live 0 to 3 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island
References: Nuttall (1989) NEM; Clark (1994) dlW; Hess & Abbott (1994) DLS
Comments: Elysia timida (Risso, 1818) may be an earlier name for this species (see Valdés et al. 2006).


Partial List of References

Nuttall, T. R. 1989. A new Elysia (Opisthobranchia: Ascoglossa) from the Florida Keys Veliger 32 302-307. [Stated date: 03 Jul 1989.]

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