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Aeolidiidae Aeolidiidae, a family of aeolid nudibranchs, are a family of sea slugs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2014)''Aeolidiidae'' Gray, 1827.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-24 Most, or perhaps all, mem ...

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''Spurilla'' Bergh, 1864.
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Species

Species within the genus ''Spurilla'' include: * '' Spurilla braziliana'' MacFarland, 1909 * '' Spurilla croisicensis'' (Labbé, 1923) * ''

Spurilla dupontae ''Spurilla dupontae'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.Gofas, S. (2015)''Spurilla dupontae''.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Carmona, Lei, Pola, Gosliner, Valdés & Cervera, 2014 * ''

Spurilla neapolitana ''Spurilla neapolitana'', the Neapolitan spurilla, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aeolidiidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. T ...

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Spurilla sargassicola ''Spurilla'' is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aeolidiidae.Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2013)''Spurilla'' Bergh, 1864.In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 ...

'' Bergh, 1861 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Spurilla alba'' (Risbec, 1928): synonym of ''

Aeolidiella alba ''Aeolidiella'' is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aeolidiidae.Gofas, S. (2015)''Aeolidiella'' Bergh, 1867.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-12 ...

'' Risbec, 1928 * ''Spurilla australis'' Rudman, 1982: synonym of ''

Baeolidia australis ''Baeolidia australis'', is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch found from the west coast of Australia to New Zealand. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. Distribution This species was described from Long Reef, S ...

'' (Rudman, 1982) * ''Spurilla caerulescens'' (Laurillard, 1830):synonym of ''

Berghia coerulescens ''Berghia coerulescens'' is a species of sea slug, a marine nudibranch in the family (biology), family Aeolidiidae.Gofas, S. (2010) ''Berghia coerulescens'' (Laurillard, 1830).In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusc ...

'' (Laurillard, 1830) * ''Spurilla chromosoma'' Cockerell & Eliot, 1905: synonym of ''

Anteaeolidiella chromosoma ''Anteaeolidiella chromosoma'', common name colorful aeolid, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. Distribution This species was described from specimens collecte ...

'' (Cockerell & Eliot, 1905) * ''Spurilla creutzbergi'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970: synonym of ''

Berghia creutzbergi ''Berghia creutzbergi'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2014)''Berghia creutzbergi'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970.Accessed through: ...

'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970 * ''Spurilla faustina'' (Bergh, 1900): synonym of ''

Baeolidia faustina ''Baeolidia'' is a genus of aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aeolidiidae.Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2014)''Baeolidia'' Bergh, 1888.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-24 Species Species in the ...

'' (Bergh, 1900) * ''Spurilla macleayi'' (Angas, 1864): synonym of ''

Baeolidia macleayi ''Baeolidia macleayi'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Baeolidia macleayi'' (Angas, 1864).Accessed on 2018-11-23. Distribution This species was desc ...

'' (Angas, 1864) * ''Spurilla major'' (Eliot, 1903): synonym of ''

Baeolidia moebii ''Baeolidia moebii'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aeolidiidae.Gofas, S. (2013)''Baeolidia moebii'' Bergh, 1888.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-01-16. Distribu ...

'' Bergh, 1888 * ''Spurilla onubensis'' Carmona, Lei, Pola, Gosliner, Valdés & Cervera, 2014: synonym of ''Spurilla croisicensis'' (Labbé, 1923) * ''Spurilla orientalis'' Bergh, 1905: synonym of '' Baeolidia orientalis'' Bergh, 1905 * ''Spurilla salaamica'' Rudman, 1982: synonym of '' Baeolidia salaamica'' (Rudman, 1982) * ''Spurilla vayssierei'' Garcia J.C. & Cervera, 1985: synonym of ''

'' (Delle Chiaje, 1841) * ''Spurilla verrucicornis'' (A. Costa, 1867): synonym of '' Berghia verrucicornis'' (A. Costa, 1867)

References

* Rolán E., (2005). ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda''. ConchBooks, Germany, 456 pages

External links

* Bergh R. (1864)
''Anatomiske bidrag til kundskab om Aeolidierne''.
Det Kongelige Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afdeling, 7: 139–316. {{Taxonbar, from=Q3175421 Aeolidiidae