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Gastropoda: : Placobranchoidea: Placobranchidae

Elysia crispata Mörch, 1863


Range: 32.4°N to 9.75°N; 88°W to 59.6°W
Depth: 0 to 12 m (live 0 to 12 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 150  mm

Synonymy

Tridachia ornata auct. non Pease, 1860
Elysia crispata Mörch, 1863
Tridachia crispata (Mörch, 1863) 
Elysia schiadura Mörch, 1863
Elysia schrammi Mörch, 1863
Tridachia schrammi (Mörch, 1863) 
Elysia verrilli Pruvot-Fol, 1946
Elysia pruvotfolae Er. Marcus, 1957
Tridachia whiteae Er. Marcus, 1957

Details


Elysia (Tridachia) crispata Mörch, 1863a, p. 40-41, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Örsted
Type Locality: St. Croix
Range: 32.3°N to 9.75°N; 88°W to 59.6°W
Depth: 0 to 12 m (live 0 to 12 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 150 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire; Venezuela: Islas Los Roques; Bermuda, Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island, Little Cayman; Jamaica, Haiti; Virgin Islands: St. John, St. Croix; St. Martin/St. Maarten, Guadeloupe, Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago
References: Marcus & Marcus (1960a) dl; Marcus & Marcus (1962b) W; Menzel (1963) {W}; Marcus & Hughes (1974) E; Thompson (1977) {DLM}; Clark (1994) M; Espinosa & Ortea (2001a) S; Collin et al. (2005)
Comments: Menzel (1963) 29.7 in Florida.
Combining Genera:  Tridachia

Elysia crispa sic, 
[Not available]
Range: 32.4°N ; 64.7°W
Depth: 0.6 to 2.4 m (live 0.6 to 2.4 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: Bermuda
References: Verrill (1900) DdLlNSEWM
Comments: Error for crispata by Verrill (1900: 547).

Tridachia ornata auct. non Pease, 1860, 
[Not available]
Distribution: USA: Florida: Dry Tortugas
References: Er. Marcus (1957) s
Comments: Misidentification by White (1952).

Elysia (Elysiopterus) pruvotfolae Er. Marcus, 1957, p. 415
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bermuda
Distribution: Bermuda
Comments: Replacement name for Elysia verrilli Pruvot-Fol, 1946, non Thiele, 1931.

Elysia (Tridachia) crispata var. ? schiadura Mörch, 1863a, p. 40-41
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Croix
Range: 17.8°N ; 64.7°W
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References: Mörch (1863a) NSEW

Elysia (Tridachia) schrammi Mörch, 1863a, p. 41, Not figured
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Deshayes (1857)
Type Locality: Not stated [Guadeloupe (Deshayes 1857)]
Range: 25°N to 16.5°N; 83°W to 61.5°W
References: Valdés & Héros (1998) T; Valdés et al. (2006) s
Comments: Deshayes (1857: 142) suggested naming the species for Schramm, but did not actually do so.
Combining Genera:  Tridachia

Elysia verrilli Pruvot-Fol, 1946, 
[Synonym]
References: Valdés et al. (2006) s
Comments: Non Thiele, 1931.

Tridachia whiteae Er. Marcus, 1957, p. 416
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Dry Tortugas, Florida
Range: 25°N ; 83°W
Distribution: USA: Florida: Dry Tortugas
References: Marcus & Marcus (1960a) s (of T. schrammi); Valdés et al. (2006) s


Partial List of References

Marcus, E. 1957. On Opisthobranchia from Brazil (2) Journal of the Linnean Society of London 43 390-486. [Stated date: 29 Nov 1957.]
Mörch, O. A. L. 1863. Contributions à la faune malacologique des Antilles danoises Journal de Conchyliologie 11 21-43. [Stated date: -- Jan 1863.]

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