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CaRMS name detailsAplysia willcoxi Heilprin, 1887
160033 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160033)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine,
Heilprin, A. (1887). A new species of <i>Aplysia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 38: 364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1687575 [details]
Note Gasparilla Bay, west coast of Florida
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Type locality Gasparilla Bay, west coast of Florida [details]
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Joseph Willcox (1829-1918).
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Joseph Willcox (1829-1918). [details] Distribution Range: 42°N to 16.5°N; 97°W to 61.5°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Florida; Florida: East...
Distribution Range: 42°N to 16.5°N; 97°W to 61.5°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Dry Tortugas; USA: Texas; Bermuda, Guadeloupe [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aplysia willcoxi Heilprin, 1887. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160033 on 2026-05-05
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Aplysia willcoxi Heilprin, 1887. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160033 on 2026-05-05
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original description
Heilprin, A. (1887). A new species of <i>Aplysia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 38: 364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1687575 [details]
basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Heilprin, A. (1886-1887). Explorations on the West Coast of Florida and in the Okeechobee Wilderness; with special reference to the geology and zoology of the Floridian Peninsula. vii + 134 pp. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia.</em> 1: 1-136, 19 pls [65-127 (1886); i-xiv, 1-64, 128-136, 19 pls (1887)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21811453 page(s): 130, pl. 19 [details] additional source Cunha, C. M.; Rosenberg, G. (2019). Type specimens of Aplysiida (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with taxonomic remarks. <em>Zoosystematics and Evolution.</em> 95(2): 361-372., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.95.33707 page(s): 370, figs 6A-D [details] additional source Krakauer, J. M. (1971). The feeding habits of aplysiid opisthobranchs in Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 85(2): 37-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516137 [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Joseph Willcox (1829-1918). [details]Type locality Gasparilla Bay, west coast of Florida [details] Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 42°N to 16.5°N; 97°W to 61.5°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Dry Tortugas; USA: Texas; Bermuda, Guadeloupe [details]
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