Family APLUSTRIDAE Gray, 1847
- Aplustridae Gray, 1847.
Introduction
A family of usually flamboyant brightly pigmented epifaunal species, common in tropical and warm temperate waters. The shell has no elevated spire, is light and thin and the aperture large. The large animal has a well developed head shield, the anterior corners extended into deeply folded hollow tentacle-like structures. There is no operculum.
General References
Burn, R. 2006. A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Report 10: 1-42
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2016 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 14-May-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 26-Jul-2011 | 26-Jul-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |