WoRMS name details
Argus Bohadsch, 1761
579060 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:579060)
unaccepted (ICZN 0.429: suppressed under the plenary powers for the principle of priority, but not for homonymy (see also Opinion 185) (ICZN 1987: 49).)
Genus
- Species Argus argus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Platydoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767) (Genus Argus suppressed, ICZN Opinion 185, 1944)
- Species Argus esakii Baba, 1936 accepted as Platydoris esakii (Baba, 1936)
- Species Argus indicus O'Donoghue, 1932 accepted as Sebadoris nubilosa (Pease, 1871)
- Species Argus laminea (Risbec, 1928) accepted as Discodoris laminea (Risbec, 1928)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bohadsch J.B. (1761). <i>De quibusdam animalibus marinis, corumque proprietatibus, orbi litterario vel nodum vel minus notis</i>. Dresden. 169 pp., 12 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29658105 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Argus Bohadsch, 1761. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579060 on 2026-06-18
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Bohadsch J.B. (1761). <i>De quibusdam animalibus marinis, corumque proprietatibus, orbi litterario vel nodum vel minus notis</i>. Dresden. 169 pp., 12 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29658105 [details]
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