WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Plakobranchidae Gray, 1840

Plakobranchidae Gray, 1840
AphiaID: 411960

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchacea (Suborder) > Plakobranchoidea (Superfamily)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Checked by Taxonomic Editor

Rank

Family

Parent

Plakobranchoidea

Synonymised
taxa

Actaeonidae Allman, 1845
Elysiidae Forbes & Hanley, 1851
Placobranchidae (see Note)

Sources

basis of record: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397. [details]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
Dutch	wierslakken (from synonym)	[details]
Swedish	sammetssniglar (from synonym)	[details]

All child
taxa
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Genus Elysia Risso, 1818

» Subspecies Elysia cauze scops Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 accepted as Elysia scops Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967

Genus Elysiobranchus Pruvot-Fol, 1930

» Species Elysiobranchus ryukyuensis Ichikawa, 1993
» Species Elysiobranchus mercieri Pruvot-Fol, 1930 accepted as Elysia mercieri (Pruvot-Fol, 1930)

Genus Pattyclaya Ev. Marcus, 1982

» Species Pattyclaya arena (Carlson & Hoff, 1978)
» Species Pattyclaya brycei Jensen & Wells, 1990

Genus Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824

» Species Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824

Genus Thuridilla Bergh, 1872

Genus Actaeon Rang, 1829 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818

» Species Actaeon australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Elysia australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Genus Elysiella Verrill, 1872 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818
Genus Elysiella Bergh, 1871 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818

» Species Elysiella pusilla Bergh, 1871 accepted as Elysia pusilla (Bergh, 1871)
» Species Elysiella stylifera Jensen, 1997 accepted as Elysia stylifera (Jensen, 1997)

Genus Placobranchus Hasselt, 1824 accepted as Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824

» Species Placobranchus ocellatus (van Hasselt, 1824) accepted as Plakobranchus ocellatus van Hasselt, 1824

Genus Pterogasteron Pease, 1860 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818

» Species Pterogasteron nigropunctata Pease, 1871 accepted as Elysia nigropunctata (Pease, 1871)

Genus Thridachia P. Fischer, 1883 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818
Genus Tridachia Deshayes, 1857 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818

» Species Tridachia diomedea Bergh, 1894 accepted as Elysia diomedea (Bergh, 1894)
» Species Tridachia schrammi (Mörch, 1863) accepted as Elysia crispata Mörch, 1863
» Species Tridachia whiteae Er. Marcus, 1957 accepted as Elysia crispata Mörch, 1863

Genus Tridachiella MacFarland, 1924 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818

Environment

marine

Note

Spelling: Original spelling Placobranchidae, based on Placobranchus, an incorrect subsequent spelling by Férussac (1824) in a translation of van Hasselt's work. Franc (1968: 848) and Jensen (1996: 92) attributed the name to Rang, 1829 (p. 134), who used the vernacular "les Placobranches". Jensen (1997: 180-181) argued for the restoration of the spelling Plakobranchidae, and she has been followed by Wägele & Willan (2000: 91). Bouchet & Rocroi (2005: 133), argued that the spellings Placobranchus and Placobranchidae were in prevailing usage and were conserved under Art. 33.3.1. This view has been challenged by R. Burn (com. pers. to B. & R.) and the spelling Plakobranchidae is now preferred. [details]

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:411960

Taxonomic
Edit history

Date	action	by
2009-08-14 09:49:04Z	created	db_admin
2010-02-10 09:45:04Z	changed	Gofas, Serge

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Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Plakobranchidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411960 on 2013-06-19

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