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Species Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)

Generic Combinations

  • Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean Nimbs et al (2017) report that the species occurs in tropical and subtropical Australian waters in shallow bays, lagoons and large intertidal rock pools along the entire length of the NSW coast. Australian distribution modified following maps presented in Nimbs et al. (2017) Zoological Studies 56.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Low intertidal to 30 m

 

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)
15-Sep-2023 APLYSIOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 01-Aug-2023 MODIFIED
03-Oct-2018 HETEROBRANCHIA 29-May-2018 MODIFIED Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri
11-Jan-2016 OPISTHOBRANCHIA 23-Jun-2014 MODIFIED Dr Robin Wilson
25-Mar-2011 25-Mar-2011 MOVED
25-Mar-2011 25-Mar-2011 MOVED
24-Mar-2011 (import)