WoRMS taxon details
Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828)
224652 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224652)
accepted
Species
Aplysia dolabrifera Rang, 1828 · unaccepted (original combination)
Aplysia oahouensis Souleyet, 1852 · unaccepted
Dolabella dolabrifera (Rang, 1828) · unaccepted
Dolabrifera cuvieri H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name for...)
unnecessary substitute name for Dolabrifera dolabrifera
Dolabrifera fusca Pease, 1868 · unaccepted
Dolabrifera maillardi Deshayes, 1863 · unaccepted
Dolabrifera marmorea G. B. Sowerby II, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolabrifera olivacea Pease, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolabrifera pacifica G. B. Sowerby II, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolabrifera tahitensis Pease, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolabrifera vitraea G. B. Sowerby II, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Aplysia dolabrifera 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): 51, pl. 4 figs 1-6 [details]
page(s): 51, pl. 4 figs 1-6 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224652 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dolabrifera cuvieri H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 2: 33; Vol. 3, pl. 59, figs 4, 4a. [details]
original description (of Aplysia dolabrifera 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): 51, pl. 4 figs 1-6 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera maillardi Deshayes, 1863) Deshayes, G. P. (1863). Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Pp. 1-144. In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion. Dentu, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13068117
page(s): 53, pl. 7, figs 20-22. [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera vitraea G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Dolabrifera</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: 1 pl. and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: 1868, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133552
page(s): species 1 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera fusca Pease, 1868) Pease, W. H. (1868). Descriptions of marine Gasteropodæ inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4(2): 71-80, pls 8-9 [1 October 1868]; 4(3): 91-102, pls 11,12 [3 November 1868]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070178
page(s): 76, pl. 8 fig. 4; pl. 12 fig. 27 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera olivacea Pease, 1860) Pease, W. H. (1860). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28: 18-36; 141-148., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866516 [details]
original description (of Aplysia oahouensis Souleyet, 1852) Eydoux, J. F. T. & Souleyet, L. F. A. (1852). Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite commandée par M. Vaillant. Zoologie, Tome Deuxième. <em>Zoologie. Bertrand, Paris.</em> 664 pp., Paris (Arthus Bertrand)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28264738
page(s): 461, pl. 25, figs 10-13 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera tahitensis Pease, 1861) Pease, W. H. (1861). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Pacific islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1861): 242-247., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672772
page(s): 245-246 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera pacifica G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Dolabrifera</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: 1 pl. and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: 1868, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133552
page(s): species 3 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera marmorea G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Dolabrifera</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: 1 pl. and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: 1868, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133552
page(s): species 5 [details]
basis of record Valdés Á., Breslau E., Padula V., Schrödl M., Camacho Y., Malaquias M.A.E., Alexander J., Bottomley M., Vital X.G., Hooker Y. & Gosliner T.M. (2018 [nomenclatural availability 2017]). Molecular and morphological systematics of <i>Dolabrifera</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplysiomorpha). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 184(1): 31-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx099 [details]
page(s): Vol. 2: 33; Vol. 3, pl. 59, figs 4, 4a. [details]
original description (of Aplysia dolabrifera 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): 51, pl. 4 figs 1-6 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera maillardi Deshayes, 1863) Deshayes, G. P. (1863). Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Pp. 1-144. In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion. Dentu, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13068117
page(s): 53, pl. 7, figs 20-22. [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera vitraea G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Dolabrifera</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: 1 pl. and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: 1868, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133552
page(s): species 1 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera fusca Pease, 1868) Pease, W. H. (1868). Descriptions of marine Gasteropodæ inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4(2): 71-80, pls 8-9 [1 October 1868]; 4(3): 91-102, pls 11,12 [3 November 1868]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070178
page(s): 76, pl. 8 fig. 4; pl. 12 fig. 27 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera olivacea Pease, 1860) Pease, W. H. (1860). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28: 18-36; 141-148., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866516 [details]
original description (of Aplysia oahouensis Souleyet, 1852) Eydoux, J. F. T. & Souleyet, L. F. A. (1852). Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite commandée par M. Vaillant. Zoologie, Tome Deuxième. <em>Zoologie. Bertrand, Paris.</em> 664 pp., Paris (Arthus Bertrand)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28264738
page(s): 461, pl. 25, figs 10-13 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera tahitensis Pease, 1861) Pease, W. H. (1861). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Pacific islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1861): 242-247., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672772
page(s): 245-246 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera pacifica G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Dolabrifera</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: 1 pl. and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: 1868, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133552
page(s): species 3 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera marmorea G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Dolabrifera</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: 1 pl. and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: 1868, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133552
page(s): species 5 [details]
basis of record Valdés Á., Breslau E., Padula V., Schrödl M., Camacho Y., Malaquias M.A.E., Alexander J., Bottomley M., Vital X.G., Hooker Y. & Gosliner T.M. (2018 [nomenclatural availability 2017]). Molecular and morphological systematics of <i>Dolabrifera</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplysiomorpha). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 184(1): 31-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx099 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Martínez E. & Ortea J. (1990). Moluscos opistobranquios de Cabo Verde: Anaspidea (Aplysiomorpha). <em>Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia.</em> 15: 17-42. [details]
redescription Thompson, T. E. (1977). Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43: 93-140. [details] Available for editors
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redescription Thompson, T. E. (1977). Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43: 93-140. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Bebbington, A., 1977. Aplysiid species from eastern Australia with notes on the Pacific Ocean Aplysiomorpha (Gastropoda, Opistobranchia). Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 34 1: 87-147. [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 [request]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 726 [details]
additional source Bebbington, A., 1977. Aplysiid species from eastern Australia with notes on the Pacific Ocean Aplysiomorpha (Gastropoda, Opistobranchia). Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 34 1: 87-147. [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
[request]additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 726 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Dolabrifera fusca. Pease, 1868. American Journal of Conchology 4 (2): 76, pl. 8, fig. 4; pl. 12, fig. 27 - catalog no. 20710) (from synonym Dolabrifera fusca Pease, 1868)
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Dolabrifera olivacea Pease, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Dolabrifera maillardi Deshayes, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Dolabrifera fusca Pease, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dolabrifera dolabrifera)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 45 proteins) (from synonym Aplysia dolabrifera Rang, 1828)
To Malacopics (Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828) Réunion)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Dolabrifera olivacea Pease, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Dolabrifera maillardi Deshayes, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Dolabrifera fusca Pease, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dolabrifera dolabrifera)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 45 proteins) (from synonym Aplysia dolabrifera Rang, 1828)
To Malacopics (Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828) Réunion)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
