MSBIAS taxon details
Dotidae J. E. Gray, 1853
187 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:187)
accepted
Family
- Genus Doto Oken, 1815
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray J. E. (1853). Revision of the families of nudibranch mollusks, with a description of a new genus of Phyllidiadae. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 2, 11: 218-221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13785956
page(s): 220; note: original spelling Dotonidae. Placed on the Official List with the spelling Dotidae. [details]
page(s): 220; note: original spelling Dotonidae. Placed on the Official List with the spelling Dotidae. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Dotidae J. E. Gray, 1853. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=187 on 2026-09-19
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Dotidae J. E. Gray, 1853. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=187 on 2026-09-19
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2009-08-14 09:49:04Z
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original description
Gray J. E. (1853). Revision of the families of nudibranch mollusks, with a description of a new genus of Phyllidiadae. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 2, 11: 218-221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13785956
page(s): 220; note: original spelling Dotonidae. Placed on the Official List with the spelling Dotidae. [details]
taxonomy source Goodheart, J. A.; Bazinet, A. L.; Valdés, Á.; Collins, A. G.; Cummings, M. P. (2017). Prey preference follows phylogeny: evolutionary dietary patterns within the marine gastropod group Cladobranchia (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia). <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 17(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1066-0 [details]
basis of record 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
status source ICZN. (1964). Opinion 697. <i>Doto</i> Oken, 1815 (Gastropoda): validated under the plenary powers. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 21 (2): 97-100., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12221946 [details]
page(s): 220; note: original spelling Dotonidae. Placed on the Official List with the spelling Dotidae. [details]
taxonomy source Goodheart, J. A.; Bazinet, A. L.; Valdés, Á.; Collins, A. G.; Cummings, M. P. (2017). Prey preference follows phylogeny: evolutionary dietary patterns within the marine gastropod group Cladobranchia (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia). <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 17(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1066-0 [details]
basis of record 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
status source ICZN. (1964). Opinion 697. <i>Doto</i> Oken, 1815 (Gastropoda): validated under the plenary powers. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 21 (2): 97-100., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12221946 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
