WoRMS taxon details

Melibe leonina (A. Gould, 1852)

575441  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:575441)

accepted
Species
Chioraera dalli Heath, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chioraera leonina A. Gould, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chioraera leonina A. Gould, 1852) Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston.</em> 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10991152
page(s): 310-311, pl. 26, fig. 404a, b. [details] 
Type locality contained in Puget Sound  
type locality contained in Puget Sound [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Melibe leonina (A. Gould, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575441 on 2024-11-10
Date
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2011-07-04 09:51:55Z
created
2011-10-07 23:42:53Z
checked
2013-08-07 14:58:23Z
changed
2022-04-07 17:25:53Z
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original description (of Chioraera leonina A. Gould, 1852) Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston.</em> 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10991152
page(s): 310-311, pl. 26, fig. 404a, b. [details] 

original description (of Melibe pellucida Bergh, 1904) Bergh, L. S. R. (1904). Malacologische Untersuchungen. <em>In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper.</em> Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate, Vol. 9, Chapter 6, Part 1: 1-56, pls. 1-4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14358905 [details] 

original description (of Chioraera dalli Heath, 1918) Heath, H. (1918). The anatomy of an eolid, <i>Chioraera dalli</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 69(1):137-148, pls. XI-XIII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24683137 [details] 

basis of record Gosliner, T. M.; Smith, V. G. (2003). Systematic review and phylogenetic analysis of the nudibranch genus <i>Melibe</i> (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of three new species. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 4(54): 302-356., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/scipubs/pdfs/v54/proccas_v54_n18.pdf [details] 

additional source Espinoza E., DuPont A. & Valdés Á. (2013) A tropical Atlantic species of <i>Melibe</i> Rang, 1829 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Tethyiidae). <i>ZooKeys</i> 316: 55-66., available online at http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/5452/abstract/a-tropical-atlantic-species-of-melibe-rang-1829-mollusca-nudibranchia-tethyiidae-
page(s): 56 [details] 

additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 129 [details] 

source of synonymy Kjerschow-Agersborg, H. H. [P.] von Wold. (1923). A critique on Professor Harold Heath's <i>Chioraera dalli</i>, with special reference to the use of the foot in the nudibranch mollusk, <i>Melibe leonina</i> Gould. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 36(3): 86-96, pls. 2-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8279884 [details] 

redescription Gosliner T.M. (1987). Review of the nudibranch genus <i>Melibe</i> (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of two new species. <em>The Veliger.</em> 29(4): 400-414. [1 April 1987]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43061646 [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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