BeRMS taxon details
Aeolidia Cuvier, 1797
137630 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137630)
accepted
Genus
Limax papillosus Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Aeolidia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1761) (type by subsequent designation)
Eolis [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (incorrect subsequent spelling [by...)
incorrect subsequent spelling [by Cuvier (1805)] of Aeolidia
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary Table of the Natural History of Animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> :i-xvi, 1-710, pls 1-14. [Dec 1797]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 388 [details]
page(s): 388 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Aeolidia Cuvier, 1797. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137630 on 2026-05-26
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Aeolidia Cuvier, 1797. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137630 on 2026-05-26
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Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary Table of the Natural History of Animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> :i-xvi, 1-710, pls 1-14. [Dec 1797]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 388 [details]
additional source Kienberger K., Carmona L., Pola M., Padula V., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. (2016). <i>Aeolidia papillosa</i> (Linnaeus, 1761) (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia), single species or a cryptic species complex? A morphological and molecular study. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 177: 481-506., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12379 [details]
status source ICZN. (1966). Opinion 779. <i>Aeolidia</i> Cuvier, 1797 (Gastropoda): placed on the official list of generic names. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 23: 100-101., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12222905 [details]
subsequent type designation Alder, J. & A. Hancock. (1845-55). A monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 1-54, pls.1-48., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/65015
page(s): part 3, gen. 12: 2 [details]
page(s): 388 [details]
additional source Kienberger K., Carmona L., Pola M., Padula V., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. (2016). <i>Aeolidia papillosa</i> (Linnaeus, 1761) (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia), single species or a cryptic species complex? A morphological and molecular study. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 177: 481-506., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12379 [details]
status source ICZN. (1966). Opinion 779. <i>Aeolidia</i> Cuvier, 1797 (Gastropoda): placed on the official list of generic names. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 23: 100-101., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12222905 [details]
subsequent type designation Alder, J. & A. Hancock. (1845-55). A monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 1-54, pls.1-48., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/65015
page(s): part 3, gen. 12: 2 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aeolidia)
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010716.GP)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010716.GP)
To ITIS
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