WoRMS name details

Aplysia willcoxi Heilprin, 1887

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

 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 2024-11-21
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2005-05-30 15:38:04Z
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2010-03-31 06:40:42Z
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2019-06-20 05:01:28Z
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2023-06-20 00:44:22Z
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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]