Range: 32.3°N to 23°S; 82.58°W to 42.02°W Depth: 0 to 3 m (live 0 to 3 m) Maximum Reported Size: 108 mm
Synonymy
Aplysia ascifera Rang, 1828 Aplysia dolabrifera Rang, 1828 Dolabrifera cuvieri H. & A. Adams, 1854 Dolabrifera maillardi Deshayes, 1863 Dolabrifera sowerbyi Sowerby II, 1868 Dolabrifera nicaraguana Pilsbry, 1896 Dolabrifera swiftii Pilsbry, 1896 Dolabrifera virens A. E. Verrill, 1901
Details
Aplysia (Aplysia) dolabriferaRang, 1828b, p. 51, pl. 4, figs. 1-6 [Basis of the current name] Attributed to: Cuvier (1817) Type Locality: Ile Bourbon Range: 32.3°N to 23°S; 82.58°W to 42.02°W Depth: 0 to 3 m (live 0 to 3 m) Maximum Reported Size: 108 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Costa Rica, Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire; Venezuela: Islas Los Roques; Bermuda, Bahamas, Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. John; St. Martin/St. Maarten, Saba, Antigua, Barbados, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro References: Er. Marcus (1958b) E; Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus (1967d); Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970) {W}; Marcus & Hughes (1974) DL; Hess & Abbott (1994) {W}M; Espinosa & Ortea (2001a) W Comments: Nude name in Cuvier (1817, 2:398) and Férussac (1822:xxx). Ranges to 25.7°N in Florida. Internal shell 10 mm.
Aplysia (Aplysia) asciferaRang, 1828b, p. 51-52, pl. 4, figs. 7-9 [Synonym] Type Locality: Saint-Jean de Cayenne [French Guiana] Range: 32.3°N to 5°N; 67°W to 53°W Depth: 0 m (live 0 m) Distribution: Bermuda, Puerto Rico: Culebra Island, Vieques; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; French Guiana References: Rang (1828b) SE; Mörch (1875) {NSE}; A. E. Verrill (1901) DdLlN; Warmke & Abbott (1961) W; Thompson (1977) s; Valdés & Héros (1998) T Comments: Internal shell 15 mm (A. E. Verrill 1901).
Dolabrifera cuvieri H. & A. Adams, 1854, [Synonym] Comments: Unnecessary replacement name for dolabrifera.
Dolabrifera maillardi Deshayes, 1863, [Synonym] References: Engel & Hummelinck (1936) s; Valdés & Héros (1998) T
Dolabrifera nicaraguanaPilsbry, 1896b, p. 124, [Pilsbry 1896b, pl. 63, figs. 12-16] [Synonym] Type Locality: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua Comments: Internal shell 9.5 mm (Pilsbry 1896b).
Dolabrifera sowerbyiSowerby II, 1868b, pl. 1, fig. 2a-b [Synonym] Attributed to: Guilding Type Locality: St. Vincent's, W. I. Range: 18.2°N to 12.3°N; 65.7°W to 61.3°W Distribution: Puerto Rico; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent References: Sowerby II (1868) SE; Warmke & Abbott (1961) NW; Thompson (1977) s Comments: Internal shell 12.5 mm.
Dolabrifera swiftiiPilsbry, 1896b, p. 125, [Pilsbry 1896b, pl. 67, figs. 19-20] [Synonym] Type Locality: West Indies Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm References: Thompson (1977) s Comments: Internal shell 11 mm (Pilsbry 1896b).
Dolabrifera virensA. E. Verrill, 1901, p. 24-25, text-fig. 1; pl. 2, figs. 4a-b, 5a-b; pl. 4, fig. 11 [Synonym] Type Locality: Hungry Bay, Bermuda, 0 m Range: 32.29°N ; 64.76°W Depth: 0 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 100 mm Distribution: Bermuda References: A. E. Verrill (1901) DdLlNSEWM; Thompson (1977) s Comments: Internal shell 28 mm (A. E. Verrill 1901).
Partial List of References
Pilsbry, H. A. 1896. Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae [cont.] Manual of Conchology (1)16(63) 113-160, pls. 32-43. [True date: 13 Mar 1896.] Rang, [P. C. A. L] 1828. Histoire Naturelle des Aplysiens 7 + 83 pp., 24 pls. Paris. Sowerby, G. B., II. 1868. Monograph of the genus Dolabrifera Conchologia Iconica 16 pl. 1 [Stated date: -- Oct 1868.] Verrill, A. E. 1901. Additions to the fauna of the Bermudas from the Yale Expedition of 1901, with notes on other species Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 11 15-62, pls. 1-9.
