Polycera dubia M. Sars, 1829, [Basis of the current name] Range: 72°N to 41°N; 60°W to 0°W Depth: 40 m (live 40 m) Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland References: Lemche (1941a) DdLlNM; Platts (1985) E
Polycera citrinaAlder, 1841, p. 340, pl. 9, figs. 7-9 [Synonym] Type Locality: Deep water at Cullercoates, Northumberland [England] Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm References: Alder (1841) M; Alder & Hancock (1848b) s (of P. lessonii); Thompson & Brown (1984) s
Euplocamus holbölliiMöller, 1842a, p. 79 [Synonym] Type Locality: [West] Greenland Range: 72.38°N to 64.18°N; 56°W to 52°W Depth: 37 m Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland References: Möller (1842a) M; Posselt & Jensen (1899) DdNSEW; Lemche (1941a) s Comments: The spelling holbolli might be preferred, depending on interpretation of ICZN Article 32.5.2.1 (Holböll was Danish not German). Combining Genera: Polycera
Doris illuminataGould, 1841, p. 4 [Synonym] Type Locality: Bathing-house at Craigie's Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts Range: 42.3°N ; 71°W Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm Distribution: USA: Massachusetts References: Gould (1841) NSEWM; Thompson & Brown (1984) s
Polycera lessonii d'Orbigny, 1837, [Synonym] References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s
Polycera modestaLovén, 1846, p. 138 [Synonym] Type Locality: Bohuslän Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm References: Lovén (1846) M; Thompson & Brown (1984) s
Palio pallidus Bergh, 1880, [Synonym] References: Thompson & Brown (1984) s
Polycera pudicaLovén, 1846, p. 138 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Finmark Maximum Reported Size: 22 mm References: Lovén (1846) M; Thompson & Brown (1984) s?
Partial List of References
Alder, J. 1841. Observations on the genus Polycera of Cuvier, with descriptions of two new British species Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 337-342. [Stated date: -- Jan 1841.] Gould, A. A. 1841. Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts xiii + 373 pp. Commissioners on the Zoological and Botanical Survey of the State: Cambridge, Massachusetts. [True date: pre Oct.] Lovén, [S. L.] 1846. Nordens Hafs-Mollusker Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3 134-160. [Stated date: 13 May 1846.] Möller, H. P. C. 1842. Index molluscorum Groenlandiae Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 4 76-97.
