MolluscaBase taxon details
Ercolania fuscata (A. Gould, 1870)
160304 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160304)
accepted
Species
Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Stiliger fuscata (A. Gould, 1870) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet (superseded combination)
Stiliger fuscatus (A. Gould, 1870) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Stiliger vanellus Er. Marcus, 1957 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870) Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Wright and Potter, Boston, v + 524 pp., pls. 16–27. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 250, pl. 16, figs 218-221. [details]
page(s): 250, pl. 16, figs 218-221. [details]
Type locality contained in Boston Harbor
type locality contained in Boston Harbor [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Nova Scotia to Virginia, Mexico, and southeast Australia
Distribution Nova Scotia to Virginia, Mexico, and southeast Australia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ercolania fuscata (A. Gould, 1870). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160304 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Stiliger vanellus Er. Marcus, 1957) Marcus, Er. (1957). On Opisthobranchia from Brazil (2). <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology).</em> 43 (292): 390-486, figs. 1-246., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1957.tb01559.x [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870) Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Wright and Potter, Boston, v + 524 pp., pls. 16–27. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 250, pl. 16, figs 218-221. [details]
basis of record Bleakney, J. S. (1996). Sea slugs of Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of Maine. <em>The Nova Scotia Museum Field Guide Series. Nimbus Publishing. Halifax.</em> 1-216. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870) Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Wright and Potter, Boston, v + 524 pp., pls. 16–27. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 250, pl. 16, figs 218-221. [details]
basis of record Bleakney, J. S. (1996). Sea slugs of Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of Maine. <em>The Nova Scotia Museum Field Guide Series. Nimbus Publishing. Halifax.</em> 1-216. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors





Unreviewed
Distribution Nova Scotia to Virginia, Mexico, and southeast Australia [details]