WoRMS name details
Platydoris maculata Bouchet, 1977
140794 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140794)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine
Bouchet, P. (1977). Opisthobranches de profondeur de l'Ocean Atlantique. II Notaspidea et Nudibranchiata. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43(1): 28-60., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065359
page(s): 37-41 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 37-41 [details] Available for editors
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Note Bay of Biscay (43°50'N, 06°09'W, 500-540 m)
Type locality Bay of Biscay (43°50'N, 06°09'W, 500-540 m) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Platydoris maculata Bouchet, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140794 on 2026-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Bouchet, P. (1977). Opisthobranches de profondeur de l'Ocean Atlantique. II Notaspidea et Nudibranchiata. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43(1): 28-60., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065359
page(s): 37-41 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record 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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 37-41 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record 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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Dorgan K. M.; Valdés Á.; Gosliner T. M. (2002). Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Platydoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridoidea) with descriptions of six new species. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 31(3), 271-319., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1463-6409.2002.00105.x
page(s): 312; note: "very likely" synonym [details]
page(s): 312; note: "very likely" synonym [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Bay of Biscay (43°50'N, 06°09'W, 500-540 m) [details]
