WoRMS taxon details
Chelidonura castanea Yonow, 1994
559043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559043)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Yonow, N. (1994). Opisthobranchs from the Maldive Islands, including descriptions of seven new species (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Revue Française d'Aquariologie.</em> 20: 4-25. [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Chelidonura castanea Yonow, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559043 on 2026-01-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Yonow, N. (1994). Opisthobranchs from the Maldive Islands, including descriptions of seven new species (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Revue Française d'Aquariologie.</em> 20: 4-25. [details] Available for editors [request]
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status source
Zamora-Silva A. & Malaquias M.A.E. (2018 [nomenclatural availability: 2017]). Molecular phylogeny of the Aglajidae head-shield sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Cephalaspidea): new evolutionary lineages revealed and proposal of a new classification. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 183(1): 1-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx064 [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 686 [details]
page(s): 686 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Chestnut Polka-dot Swallowtail | [details] |
