WoRMS taxon details
Flabellina pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843)
139994 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139994)
accepted
Species
Carronella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Coryphella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Coryphella rutila A. E. Verrill, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eolis pellucida Alder & Hancock, 1843 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Eolis pellucida Alder & Hancock, 1843) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1843). Notice on a British species of <em>Calliopaea</em> d'Orbigny and on four new species of <em>Eolis</em> with observations on the development and structure of the nudibranchiate mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 12: 233-236., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22101138 [details]
Distribution Maine to Massachusetts; England
Distribution Maine to Massachusetts; England [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Flabellina pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139994 on 2026-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Coryphella rutila A. E. Verrill, 1879) Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the east coast of North America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 3: 309-315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36843753 [details]
original description (of Eolis pellucida Alder & Hancock, 1843) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1843). Notice on a British species of <em>Calliopaea</em> d'Orbigny and on four new species of <em>Eolis</em> with observations on the development and structure of the nudibranchiate mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 12: 233-236., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22101138 [details]
original description (of Eolis pellucida Alder & Hancock, 1843) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1843). Notice on a British species of <em>Calliopaea</em> d'Orbigny and on four new species of <em>Eolis</em> with observations on the development and structure of the nudibranchiate mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 12: 233-236., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22101138 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Ekimova, I.; Carmona, L.; Mikhlina, A. L.; Grishina, D.; Stanovova, M. V.; Schepetov, D. M.; Hoover, C.; De Souza-Canal, J.; Kuznetsov, K. O.; Valdés, Á. (2026). Neither “lumpers” nor “splitters”: A global revision of Flabellinidae s.l. nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia). <em>PLOS One.</em> 21(5): e0347759., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0347759 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. (2004). Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20250405073114/http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. (2004). Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20250405073114/http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions maximum size of 6 mm in length [details]Distribution Maine to Massachusetts; England [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | red-gilled nudibranchpellucid aeolispellucid aeolidmilky-white seaslug | [details] |
| German | Milchige Fadenschnecke | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes) (from synonym Carronella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Coryphella rutila A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Coryphella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carronella pellucida) (from synonym Carronella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Carronella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Coryphella rutila A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Eolis pellucida Alder & Hancock, 1843)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Coryphella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010176.GP) (from synonym Coryphella rutila A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes) (from synonym Carronella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Coryphella rutila A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Coryphella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carronella pellucida) (from synonym Carronella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Carronella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Coryphella rutila A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Eolis pellucida Alder & Hancock, 1843)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Coryphella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010176.GP) (from synonym Coryphella rutila A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To ITIS
