Species Aplysia sowerbyi Pilsbry, 1895
- Aplysia sowerbyi Pilsbry, H.A. 1895. Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglagidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. Manual of Conchology 1 16 [101, pl. 57, fig. 20,21] [as T. sowerbyi].
Type data:
Status unknown, Middle Harbour and Coogee Bay, Port Jackson, New South Wales.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
0–2 m. Nimbs et al. (2017) report that Aplysia sowerbyi appears to have a broad Australian distribution ranging from the NT to VIC but there are very few NSW observations outside the Sydney area and Port Stephens. Australian distribution modified following maps presented in Nimbs et al. (2017) Zoological Studies 56.
IMCRA
Norfolk Island Province (21), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- Nimbs, M.J., Willan, R.C. & Smith, S.D.A. 2017a. Is Port Stephens, eastern Australia, a global hotspot for biodiversity of Aplysiidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)? Molluscan Research 37(1): 45-65 [46]
- Nimbs, M.J., Willan R.C. & Smith S.D.A. 2017b. A Historical Summary of the Distribution and Diet of Australian Sea Hares (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplysiidae). Zoological Studies 56: 35
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
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
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | APLYSIOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 | 01-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 29-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 11-Jan-2016 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 14-May-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 25-Mar-2011 | 25-Mar-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 25-Mar-2011 | 25-Mar-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |