''Dolabrifera'' is a
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group of
sea slug
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s or
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opisthobranch
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s belonging to the
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Aplysiidae
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.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). ''Dolabrifera'' Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137901 on31 March 2012]
Species
Species within the genus ''Dolabrifera'' include:
* ''
Dolabrifera brazieri'' Sowerby, 1870
* ''
Dolabrifera dolabrifera
''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' is a species of sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares. ''Dolabrifera dolabrifera,'' otherwise known as a ''Warty Seacat.'' The animal goes by many names, including the common sea ...
'' (Rang, 1828)
* ''
Dolabrifera fusca'' Pease, 1868
* ''
Dolabrifera holboelli'' Bergh, 1872: ''species inquirenda''
* ''
Dolabrifera jacksoniensis'' Pilsbry, 1896
* ''
Dolabrifera vitraea'' G.B. Sowerby II, 1868
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Dolabrifera ascifera'': synonym of ''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' (Rang, 1828)
* ''Dolabrifera cuvieri'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of ''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' (Rang, 1828)
* ''Dolabrifera maillardi'' Deshayes, 1863: synonym of ''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' (Rang, 1828)
* ''Dolabrifera nicaraguana'' Pilsbry, 1896:
[WoRMS (2011). ''Dolabrifera nicaraguana'' Pilsbry, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574866 on 2011-09-16] synonym of ''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' (Rang, 1828)
* ''Dolabrifera olivacea'' Pease, 1860: synonym of ''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' (Rang, 1828)
* ''Dolabrifera sowerbyi'' G.B. Sowerby II, 1868: synonym of ''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' (Rang, 1828)
* ''Dolabrifera swiftii'' Pilsbry, 1896: synonym of ''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' (Rang, 1828)
* ''Dolabrifera virens''
A. E. Verrill, 1901: synonym of ''Dolabrifera dolabrifera'' (Rang, 1828)
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
* Thompson T. E. & Bebbington A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". ''
Malacologia'' 14
147165.
Dolabrifera page at Sea Slug Forum
Aplysiidae
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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