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Aplysia willcoxi Heilprin, 1887

160033  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160033)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Aplysiida (Order)
  9. Aplysioidea (Superfamily)
  10. Aplysiidae (Family)
  11. Aplysia (Genus)
  12. Aplysia willcoxi (Species)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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  
From editor or global species database
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. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aplysia willcoxi Heilprin, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160033 on 2024-12-26
Date
action
by
2005-05-30 15:38:04Z
created
Claus, Simon
2010-03-31 06:40:42Z
changed
Rosenberg, Gary
2019-06-20 05:01:28Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2023-06-20 00:44:22Z
changed
Auffenberg, Kurt

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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 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  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
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]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To ITIS