WoRMS name details
Noumea Risbec, 1928
206191 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206191)
unaccepted (junior homomyn of Noumea Fauvel, 1874)
Genus
Noumea romeri Risbec, 1928 accepted as Verconia romeri (Risbec, 1928) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Noumea alboannulata Rudman, 1986 accepted as Verconia alboannulata (Rudman, 1986)
- Species Noumea angustolutea Rudman, 1990 accepted as Ardeadoris angustolutea (Rudman, 1990) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Noumea aureopunctata Rudman, 1987 accepted as Verconia aureopunctata (Rudman, 1987)
- Species Noumea cameroni Burn, 1966 accepted as Noumea haliclona (Burn, 1957) accepted as Verconia haliclona (Burn, 1957)
- Species Noumea catalai Rudman, 1990 accepted as Verconia catalai (Rudman, 1990)
- Species Noumea closei Rudman, 1986 accepted as Noumea closeorum Rudman, 1986 accepted as Verconia closeorum (Rudman, 1986) (incorrect original spelling)
- Species Noumea closeorum Rudman, 1986 accepted as Verconia closeorum (Rudman, 1986)
- Species Noumea crocea Rudman, 1986 accepted as Diversidoris crocea (Rudman, 1986) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Noumea decussata Risbec, 1928 accepted as Verconia decussata (Risbec, 1928)
- Species Noumea flava (Eliot, 1904) accepted as Diversidoris flava (Eliot, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Noumea haliclona (Burn, 1957) accepted as Verconia haliclona (Burn, 1957)
- Species Noumea hongkongensis [sic] accepted as Noumea hongkongiensis Rudman, 1990 accepted as Verconia hongkongiensis (Rudman, 1990) (misspelling)
- Species Noumea hongkongiensis Rudman, 1990 accepted as Verconia hongkongiensis (Rudman, 1990)
- Species Noumea laboutei Rudman, 1986 accepted as Verconia laboutei (Rudman, 1986)
- Species Noumea margaretae Burn, 1966 accepted as Noumea haliclona (Burn, 1957) accepted as Verconia haliclona (Burn, 1957)
- Species Noumea nivalis Baba, 1937 accepted as Verconia nivalis (Baba, 1937)
- Species Noumea norba Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970 accepted as Verconia norba (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970)
- Species Noumea parva Baba, 1949 accepted as Verconia parva (Baba, 1949)
- Species Noumea protea Gosliner, 1994 accepted as Verconia protea (Gosliner, 1994)
- Species Noumea purpurea Baba, 1949 accepted as Verconia purpurea (Baba, 1949)
- Species Noumea regalis Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2001 accepted as Felimida regalis (Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2001) (original combination)
- Species Noumea romeri Risbec, 1928 accepted as Verconia romeri (Risbec, 1928)
- Species Noumea simplex (Pease, 1871) accepted as Verconia simplex (Pease, 1871)
- Species Noumea spencerensis Rudman, 1987 accepted as Verconia spencerensis (Rudman, 1987)
- Species Noumea subnivalis Baba, 1987 accepted as Verconia subnivalis (Baba, 1987)
- Species Noumea sudanica Rudman, 1985 accepted as Verconia sudanica (Rudman, 1985) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Noumea sulphurea Rudman, 1986 accepted as Diversidoris sulphurea (Rudman, 1986) (original combination)
- Species Noumea varians (Pease, 1871) accepted as Verconia varians (Pease, 1871)
- Species Noumea verconiforma Rudman, 1995 accepted as Verconia verconiforma (Rudman, 1995)
- Species Noumea verconis (Basedow & Hedley, 1905) accepted as Verconia verconis (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)
- Species Noumea violacea Risbec, 1930 accepted as Hallaxa indecora (Bergh, 1905)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution à l'étude des nudibranches néo-calédoniens. [Contribution to the study of New Caledonian nudibranchs. <em>Faune des Colonies Françaises.</em> 2: 1-328 [incl. figs 1-98, pls 1-12, maps].
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Homonymy Noumea Risbec, 1928 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) is a junior homonym of Noumea Fauvel, 1874 (Arthropoda: Coleoptera), a name in...
Homonymy Noumea Risbec, 1928 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) is a junior homonym of Noumea Fauvel, 1874 (Arthropoda: Coleoptera), a name in current use. Verconia Pruvot-Fol, 1931 was recognized as a synonym of Noumea Risbec by Johnson & Gosliner (2012) and is here used for species of the chromodoridid group previously known as Noumea. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Noumea Risbec, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206191 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
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Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution à l'étude des nudibranches néo-calédoniens. [Contribution to the study of New Caledonian nudibranchs. <em>Faune des Colonies Françaises.</em> 2: 1-328 [incl. figs 1-98, pls 1-12, maps].
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basis of record Rudman, W. B. (1984). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 81(2): 115-273.
page(s): 137 [details]
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[request]basis of record Rudman, W. B. (1984). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 81(2): 115-273.
page(s): 137 [details]
Other
additional source
Rudman, W. B.; Darvell, B. W. (1990). Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia). <em>Asian Marine Biology.</em> 7: 31-79.
page(s): 54 [details]
additional source Rudman, W. B. (1990). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of <em>Glossodoris</em>, <em>Thorunna</em> and the <em>Chromodoris aureomarginata</em> colour group. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 100: 263-326.
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page(s): 54 [details]
additional source Rudman, W. B. (1990). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of <em>Glossodoris</em>, <em>Thorunna</em> and the <em>Chromodoris aureomarginata</em> colour group. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 100: 263-326.
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Homonymy Noumea Risbec, 1928 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) is a junior homonym of Noumea Fauvel, 1874 (Arthropoda: Coleoptera), a name in current use. Verconia Pruvot-Fol, 1931 was recognized as a synonym of Noumea Risbec by Johnson & Gosliner (2012) and is here used for species of the chromodoridid group previously known as Noumea. [details]
