''Tethys'' is a
genus
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of sea
slugs
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,
nudibranch
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Tethydidae
Tethydidae is a family of dendronotid nudibranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.Picton, B.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Tethydidae Rafinesque, 1815. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...
.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Tethys Linnaeus, 1767. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138548 on 2017-12-20]
Species
* ''
Tethys dominguensis''
Pruvot-Fol, 1954
* ''
Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''
Tethys occidentalis''
(Odhner, 1936)
;Synonyms:
* ''Tethys (Aplysia)'': synonym of Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Tethys (Aplysia) morio''
Verrill, 1901: synonym of ''
Aplysia morio''
(A. E. Verrill, 1901)
* ''Tethys capensis''
O'Donoghue, 1929: synonym of ''
Aplysia juliana''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
* ''Tethys cornigera''
Macri, 1816: synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Tethys extraordinaria''
Allan, 1932: synonym of ''
Aplysia extraordinaria''
(Allan, 1932) (original combination)
* ''Tethys fimbriata'': synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767 (misspelling)
* ''Tethys floridensis''
Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of ''
Aplysia fasciata''
Poiret, 1789
* ''Tethys hirasei''
Baba, 1936: synonym of ''
Aplysia oculifera''
A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
* ''Tethys leporina''
Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767 (ICZN opinion 200: suppressed under the plenary powers for the purposes of the principle of Priority only)
* ''Tethys panamensis''
Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of ''
Aplysia dactylomela
''Aplysia dactylomela'', the spotted sea hare, is a species of large sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.
Distribution and taxonomy
As traditionally defined, this species of sea hare was cosmopo ...
''
Rang, 1828
* ''Tethys parthenopeia''
Macri, 1816: synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Tethys peasei''
Tryon, 1895: synonym of ''
Aplysia peasei''
(Tryon, 1895)
* ''Tethys pilsbryi''
Letson, 1898 accepted as ''
Aplysia pilsbryi''
(Letson, 1898)
* ''Tethys polyphylla''
Macri, 1816: synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Tethys pulmonica''
(Gould, 1852): synonym of ''
Aplysia pulmonica''
Gould, 1852
* ''Tethys robertsi''
Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of ''
Aplysia robertsi''
(Pilsbry, 1895)
* ''Tethys willcoxi''
(Heilprin, 1887): synonym of ''
Aplysia fasciata''
Poiret, 1789
References
Linnaeus C. (1767). Caroli Linnaei...Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio duodecima. 1. Regnum Animale. 1 & 2 Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1–532 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
External links
ICZN 1954. Opinion 200. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the accumstomed usage of the generic names Tethys Linnaeus, 1767, and Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767 (Class Gastropoda). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 3: 241-265
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