Taxonomy Profile: Aplysia (Linnaeus 1758)

Aplysia: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Aplysia: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Gastropoda
gastropods |
slugs |
snails |
caracol |
caramujo |
lesma |
escargots |
gastéropodes |
limaces |
Subclass : Opisthobranchia
opisthobranchs |
Order : Anaspidea
Family : Aplysiidae
Genus : Aplysia
Aplysia Direct Children(s):
Aplysia morio
(A E Verrill 1901)
Aplysia californica
(J G Cooper 1863)
Aplysia brasiliana
(Rang 1828)
Aplysia dactylomela
(Rang 1828)
Aplysia parvula
(Morch 1863)
Aplysia juliana
(Quoy and Gaimard 1832)
Aplysia donca
(Ev Marcus and Er Marcus 1960)
Aplysia vaccaria
(Winkler 1955)
Aplysia cervina
(Dall and Simpson 1901)
Aplysia geographica
(A Adams and Reeve 1850)
Aplysia reticulopoda
(Beeman 1960)
Aplysia depilans
(Gmelin 1791)
Aplysia fasciata
(Poiret 1798)
Aplysia: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Aplysia
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Aplysia
Aplysia: Geographic Information
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Aplysia: Comments