Aplysia (Aplysia) dactylomelaRang, 1828b, p. 56, pl. 9 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: rade de Saint-Yago de la Praya; îles du cap Verde; îles Canaries Range: 32.3°N to 24°S; 97.28°W to 25°W Depth: 0 to 3 m (live 0 to 3 m) Maximum Reported Size: 410 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Quintana Roo; Belize, Costa Rica, Panama; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire; Venezuela: Islas Los Roques; Bermuda, Cayman Islands: Little Cayman; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. John; Anguilla, St. Martin/St. Maarten, St. Kitts/St. Christopher, Barbados, Brazil: Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo References: Moore (1958b) W; Marcus & Hughes (1974) DdLl; Cosel (1982c) E; Hess & Abbott (1994) M; Valdés & Héros (1998) T Comments: Internal shell 50 mm. Combining Genera: Tethys
Aplysia aequoreaHeilprin, 1888, p. 325-327, pl. 16, figs. 2-2b [Synonym] Type Locality: South side of Castle Harbor, opposite Tucker's Town, Bermuda Range: 32.3°N ; 64.7°W Distribution: Bermuda References: Heilprin (1888) NSEW; Eales (1960) s; Thompson (1977) s
Aplysia angasiSowerby II, 1869b, pl. 8, fig. 35a-b [Synonym] Type Locality: Port Jackson [Australia] References: Eales (1960) s Comments: Internal shell 35 mm (Sowerby II 1869b).
Aplysia annulifera Thiele, 1930, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s
Aplysia benedicti Eliot, 1899, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s
Aplysia bourailli Risbec, 1951, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s
Aplysia fimbriataAdams & Reeve, 1850, p. 63-64, pl. 17, fig. 2 [Synonym] Type Locality: Ty-pin-san, Meiacoshima Islands References: Eales (1960) s
Aplysia megapteraA. E. Verrill, 1900, p. 545-546, pl. 66, fig. 6 [Synonym] Type Locality: Bailey Bay, Bermuda Range: 32.4°N ; 64.7°W Maximum Reported Size: 300 mm Distribution: Bermuda References: Verrill (1900) NSEWM; Eales (1960) s Combining Genera: Tethys
Aplysia ocellata d'Orbigny, 1839, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s
Aplysia odorata Risbec, 1928, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s
Aplysia operta Burne, 1906, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s
Tethys panamensisPilsbry, 1895d, p. 88-89, [Pilsbry 1896b, pl. 60, figs. 45-48] [Synonym] Type Locality: Panama [coast not specified] References: Pilsbry (1895d) M; Eales (1960) s Comments: Internal shell 16 mm (Pilsbry 1895d).
Aplysia (Aplysia) proteaRang, 1828b, p. 56-57, pl. 10, figs. 1-3 [Synonym] Type Locality: Antilles; base du fort Louis, dans la rade de Fort-Royal, à la Martiniques Range: 29.9°N to 10°N; 82°W to 62°W Maximum Reported Size: 160 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Puerto Rico: Culebra Island, Vieques; Martinique References: Rang (1828b) EM; C. W. Johnson (1890) N; Eales (1960) s; Warmke & Abbott (1961); Thompson (1977) s; Valdés & Héros (1998) T Comments: Internal shell 36 mm (Rang 1828b).
Aplysia radiata Ehrenberg, 1831, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s Comments: Non Crouch, 1827.
Aplysia scutellata Ehrenberg, 1831, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s
Aplysia tigrina Rang, 1828b, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s
Aplysia veliferBergh, 1905, p. 12, pl. 5, fig. 2; pl. 7, fig. 14-21 [Synonym] Type Locality: Siboga sta. 50, Bucht von Badjo an der Westküste von Flores [Indonesia] References: Eales (1960) s Comments: Internal shell 7 mm (Bergh 1905).
Syphonota viridescens Pease, 1868, [Synonym] References: Eales (1960) s
Partial List of References
Adams, A. and L. Reeve. 1850. Mollusca The Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Samarang 25-87, pl. 7-24 Reeve, Benham, and Reeve: London. Bergh, R. 1905. Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-Expedition Siboga-Expeditie 24(50) [iii] + 248 pp., 20 pls. E. J. Brill: Leiden. [Stated date: -- Oct 1905.] Heilprin, A. 1888. Contributions to the natural history of the Bermuda Islands Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 40 302-328, pls. 14-16. Pilsbry, H. A. 1895. Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae [cont.] Manual of Conchology (1)16(62) 49-112, pls. 17-31. [True date: 26 Nov 1895.] Rang, [P. C. A. L] 1828. Histoire Naturelle des Aplysiens 7 + 83 pp., 24 pls. Paris. Sowerby, G. B., II. 1869. Monograph of the genus Aplysia Conchologia Iconica 17 pls. 1-10 [Stated date: -- Aug 1869.] Verrill, A. E. 1900. The nudibranchs and naked tectibranchs of the Bermudas Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 10 545-550, pl. 66. [Stated date: -- Sep 1900.]
