MolluscaBase taxon details
Petalifera petalifera (Rang, 1828)
139597 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139597)
accepted
Species
Aplysia brugnatelli van Beneden & Robb, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aplysia depressa Cantraine, 1835 · unaccepted (original combination)
Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828 · unaccepted (original combination)
Aplysia unguifera Rang, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aplysia webbii van Beneden & Robb, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aplysiella webbi (van Beneden & Robb, 1835) · unaccepted
Phyllaplysia depressa (Cantraine, 1835) · unaccepted
marine
(of Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828) Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674
page(s): 52; pl. 5 fig. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 52; pl. 5 fig. 1-3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Petalifera petalifera (Rang, 1828). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139597 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Aplysia depressa Cantraine, 1835) Cantraine, F. J. (1835). Diagnoses ou descriptions succinctes de quelques espèces nouvelles de mollusques. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 2(11): 380-401., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2880681 [details] 
original description (of Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828) Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674
page(s): 52; pl. 5 fig. 1-3 [details]
original description (of Aplysia brugnatelli van Beneden & Robb, 1835) van Beneden P. (1835). Résultats d'un voyage fait sur le bord de la Méditerranée. <i>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences</i>, 1: 230, available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k29606/f231.table [details]
original description (of Aplysia unguifera Rang, 1828) Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674 [details]
original description (of Aplysia webbii van Beneden & Robb, 1835) van Beneden P. (1835). Résultats d'un voyage fait sur le bord de la Méditerranée. <i>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences</i>, 1: 230, available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k29606/f231.table
page(s): 230 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Fasulo, G.; Izzillo, F.; Russo, G. F.; Toscano, F.; Villani, G. (1985). Nota su <i>Petalifera petalifera</i> (Rang, 1828) (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiomorpha) specie mediterranea poco conosciuta. Considerazioni sistematiche, ecologiche e biogeografiche. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 20 (9-12): 263-272., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49923789 [details]
additional source Terreni, G. (1997). Rinvenimento di un esemplare di <i>Phyllaplysia lafonti</i> (P. Fischer, 1870) nelle acque litorali di Livorno (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiomorpha). <em>La Conchiglia, Roma.</em> 29 (282): 45-47. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828) Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674
page(s): 52; pl. 5 fig. 1-3 [details]
original description (of Aplysia brugnatelli van Beneden & Robb, 1835) van Beneden P. (1835). Résultats d'un voyage fait sur le bord de la Méditerranée. <i>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences</i>, 1: 230, available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k29606/f231.table [details]
original description (of Aplysia unguifera Rang, 1828) Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674 [details]
original description (of Aplysia webbii van Beneden & Robb, 1835) van Beneden P. (1835). Résultats d'un voyage fait sur le bord de la Méditerranée. <i>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences</i>, 1: 230, available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k29606/f231.table
page(s): 230 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Fasulo, G.; Izzillo, F.; Russo, G. F.; Toscano, F.; Villani, G. (1985). Nota su <i>Petalifera petalifera</i> (Rang, 1828) (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiomorpha) specie mediterranea poco conosciuta. Considerazioni sistematiche, ecologiche e biogeografiche. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 20 (9-12): 263-272., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49923789 [details]
additional source Terreni, G. (1997). Rinvenimento di un esemplare di <i>Phyllaplysia lafonti</i> (P. Fischer, 1870) nelle acque litorali di Livorno (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiomorpha). <em>La Conchiglia, Roma.</em> 29 (282): 45-47. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Phyllaplysia depressa (Cantraine, 1835))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petalifera petalifera)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828)
To Malacopics (Petalifera petalifera (Rang, 1828) Italy, Sicilia, Palermo)
To Marine Heterobranchia (Salento Sommerso)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia brugnatelli van Beneden & Robb, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia unguifera Rang, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia webbii van Beneden & Robb, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Phyllaplysia depressa (Cantraine, 1835))
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia depressa Cantraine, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Phyllaplysia depressa (Cantraine, 1835))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petalifera petalifera)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828)
To Malacopics (Petalifera petalifera (Rang, 1828) Italy, Sicilia, Palermo)
To Marine Heterobranchia (Salento Sommerso)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia brugnatelli van Beneden & Robb, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia unguifera Rang, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia webbii van Beneden & Robb, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Phyllaplysia depressa (Cantraine, 1835))
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia depressa Cantraine, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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