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Gastropoda: : Aeolidioidea: Flabellinidae

Flabellina gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)


Range: 78.15°N to 42°N; 70°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 33 m (live 0 to 33 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 25  mm

Synonymy

Coryphella verrucosa auct. non M. Sars, 1829
Coryphella gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844) 
Eolis gracilis Alder & Hancock, 1844
Coryphella lineata auct. non Lovén, 1846
Coryphella smaragdina (Alder & Hancock, 1851) 
Eolis smaragdina Alder & Hancock, 1851
Coryphella mananensis auct. non Stimpson, 1853
Eolis stellata Stimpson, 1854
Coryphella frigida Grieg, 1907
Coryphella borealis Odhner, 1922
Coryphella clavigera Odhner, 1929

Details


Eolis gracilis Alder & Hancock, 1844, [Alder & Hancock (1854b), Fam. 3, pl. 18, figs. 1-6]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: [At low-water mark and a little above, Cullercoats, Whitley, and Newbiggen, Northumberland; Menai Straits]
Range: 60°N to 42°N; 70°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 33 m (live 0 to 33 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; USA: Maine, Massachusetts
References: Kuzirian (1979) DdSEWM
Combining Genera:  Coryphella

Coryphella borealis Odhner, 1922, 
[Synonym]

Coryphella clavigera Odhner, 1929, 
[Synonym]
References: Kuzirian (1979) s

Coryphella frigida Grieg, 1907, 
[Synonym]
Range: 78.15°N ; 14.02°W
Distribution: Greenland: East Greenland
References: Kuzirian (1979) s

Coryphella lineata auct. non Lovén, 1846, 
[Not available]
References: Kuzirian (1979) s
Comments: Misidentification by Johansen (1902), Lemche (1938).

Coryphella mananensis auct. non Stimpson, 1853, 
[Not available]
References: Kuzirian (1979) s
Comments: Misidentification by Verrill (1881).

Eolis smaragdina Alder & Hancock, 1851b,  Fam. 3, pl. 17, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Between tide-marks, Whitley, Northumberland [England]
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
References: Alder & Hancock (1851b) M; Kuzirian (1979) s
Combining Genera:  Coryphella

Eolis stellata Stimpson, 1854, 
[Synonym]
Range: 44.7°N to 44.3°N; 68.2°W to 67°W
Depth: 0 to 21 m (live 0 to 21 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Distribution: Canada: New Brunswick; USA: Maine
References: Procter (1933) DdLlNSEWM; Kuzirian (1979) s

Coryphella verrucosa auct. non M. Sars, 1829, 
[Not available]
References: Kuzirian (1979) s
Comments: Misidentification by Swennen (1961).


Partial List of References

Alder, J. and A. Hancock. 1851. Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca 5  Fam. 1, pls. 1-2, 12, 15-16, 22; Fam. 2, pl. 4; Fam 3, pls. 5, 16-17, Ray Society: London.

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