Aplysia extraordinaria

Aplysia extraordinaria, common name the "extraordinary sea hare", is a very large species of sea slug, more specifically a sea hare, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.[1]

Aplysia extraordinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Aplysiomorpha
Superfamily:
Aplysioidea
Family:
Aplysiidae
Subfamily:
Aplysioidea
Genus:
Aplysia
Species:
A. extraordinaria
Binomial name
Aplysia extraordinaria
(Allan, 1932)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aplysia (Varria) extraordinaria (Allan, 1932)ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Aplysia cronullae Eales, 1960 (uncertain synonym)
  • Aplysia denisoni E. A. Smith, 1884 (possible senior synonym)
  • Tethys extraordinaria Allan, 1932 (basionym)

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568187 on 2012-03-31
  • Bebbington A. (1977) Aplysiid species from Eastern Australia with notes on the Pacific Ocean Aplysiomorpha (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 34: 87-147
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

Further reading
  • Hamatani I. & Baba, K. (2003). "A New Record of Aplysia (Varria) extraordinaria (Allan, 1932) (Opisthobranchia: Anaspidea) from Suruga Bay, Japan".



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