Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817, [Basis of the current name] Range: 35°N to 32°S; 82°W to 0°W Depth: 2 to 0 m Maximum Reported Size: 120 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Panama, Brazil: Pernambuco References: Mello & Perrier (1986) Dd; Valdés et al. (2006) M; Collin et al. (2005)
Bursatella lacinulataGould, 1852, p. 223-224, [Gould 1860, pl. 16, fig. 269-269a] [Synonym] Attributed to: Couthouy MS Type Locality: Beach in front of the lagoon of Peteninga, harbour of Rio Janeiro Range: 23°S to 32°S; 52°W to 43°W Depth: 0 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 120 mm Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul References: Gould (1852) NE; Er. Marcus (1955) DdLlSWM; Marcus & Marcus (1963) s (of B. pleii)
Bursatella pleei sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for pleii by Andrews (1977) and Valdés & Héros (1998); Rang (1828) named the species after Plée, but used the spelling 'pleii' in both text and plate caption. Since 'Plée' can be Latinized as "Pleius", Rang's original spelling must be maintained.
Aplysia pleii Rang, 1828b, [Synonym] Range: 32.3°N to 32°S; 97°W to 35°W Depth: 2 to 7 m (live 2 to 7 m) Maximum Reported Size: 100 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Costa Rica, Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao; Bermuda, Puerto Rico; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad; Brazil: Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul References: Marcus & Marcus (1963) S; Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970) dl; J. Andrews (1977) DW; Cooley (1978) {N}; Sterrer (1990) N; Valdés & Héros (1998) T Combining Genera: Aclesia
Bursatella savignyiana Audouin, 1826, [Synonym] References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Partial List of References
Gould, A. A. 1852. Mollusca & Shells United States Exploring Expedition 12 xv + 510 pp. Gould & Lincoln: Boston.
