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Aplysiidae Lamarck, 1809

AphiaID

172 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Aplysioidea Lamarck, 1809

Original name

Aplysiidae Lamarck, 1809

Synonymised names

Dolabriferidae · unaccepted (synonym)

Dolabriferinae Pilsbry, 1895 · alternative representation

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Genus Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767
Genus Bursatella Blainville, 1817
Genus Dolabella Lamarck, 1801
Genus Dolabrifera J. E. Gray, 1847
Genus Notarchus Cuvier, 1816
Genus Paraplysia Pilsbry, 1895
Genus Petalifera J. E. Gray, 1847
Genus Stylocheilus A. A. Gould, 1852
Genus Syphonota H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Genus Barnardaclesia Eales & Engel, 1935 accepted as Bursatella Blainville, 1817
Subfamily Dolabriferinae Pilsbry, 1895 represented as Aplysiidae Lamarck, 1809

Environment

marine, brackish

Original description

Lamarck, J.-B. (M. de). (1809). Philosophie zoologique, ou exposition des considérations relatives à l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Paris, Dentu & the author. Tome premier, I-XXV, 1-428. Tome second, 1-475., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5675762f/f6.item.texteImage
page(s): 1: 320 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aplysiidae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172 on 2025-11-06

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Aplysiidae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172 on 2025-11-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2006-03-22 08:02:13Z

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Wambiji, Nina

2010-09-21 04:41:14Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2025-08-01 19:57:12Z

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original description Lamarck, J.-B. (M. de). (1809). Philosophie zoologique, ou exposition des considérations relatives à l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Paris, Dentu & the author. Tome premier, I-XXV, 1-428. Tome second, 1-475., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5675762f/f6.item.texteImage
page(s): 1: 320 [details]

original description (of Dolabriferinae Pilsbry, 1895) Pilsbry, H. A. (1895-1896). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 16: Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. pp vii, 1-262, pls 1-74. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls. 1-16, Aug. 20, 1895; pp. 49-112, pls. 17-31, Nov. 26, 1895; pp. 113-160, pls. 32-43, Mar. 13, 1896; pp. 161-262, pls. 44-74, Sept. 23, 1896; pp. i-vii, Sept. 23, 1896]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41491 [details]

additional source Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

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