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Superfamily CAVOLINIOIDEA Gray, 1850 (1815)

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Family CAVOLINIIDAE Gray, 1850

Introduction

Cavolinids are the most diverse and abundant holoplanktonc molluscs in tropical waters. These thecosomes are bilaterally symmetrical with extensive wings and mantle appendages. Compiled from Beesley et. al. (1998).

General References

Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B. & Wells, A. (eds) 1998. Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 5(Part B) pp. vi–viii, 565–1234. [982]

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Genus Cavolinia Abildgaard, 1791

Cavolinia Abildgaard, P.C. 1791. Nyere efterretning om det skaldyr fra middelhavet, som Forskål har beskrevet under noun of Amonia tridentata. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 1(2): 171–175 [175].
Type species:
Anomia tridentata Niebuhr, 1775 by original designation (ex Forsskål ms).

Distribution

States

Queensland, Victoria

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

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Species Cavolinia gibbosa (d'Orbigny, 1836)

Hyalaea gibbosa d'Orbigny, A.D. 1836. Voyage dans l'Amerique Meridionale (le Bresil, la republique orientale de l'Uruguay, la Republique argentine, la Patagonie, la republique du Chili, la republique de Bolivia, la republique de Perou) execute pendant les annees 1826 - 1833: Mollusques. Paris : Pitois-Levrault Vol. 5(3) i-xliii, 1-758; 85 pls. [95].
Type data:
Status unknown, Atlantic Ocean.

Generic Combinations

Cavolinia gibbosa (d'Orbigny, 1836).

Miscellaneous Literature Names

Cavolinia gibbosa flava Orbigny, 1836 [as Cavolinia gibbosa (Orbigny, 1838) form flava Orbigny, 1836; It is unknown whether this name has been formally published]. —
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Victoria.

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

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Species Cavolinia globulosa Gray, 1850

Cavolinia globulosa Gray, J.E. 1850. Catalogue of the Mollusca in the Collection of the British Museum II. pp. 1–45 in II. Pteropoda. London : Newman. [8].

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

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Species Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)

Hyalaea inflexa Lesueur, C.A. 1813. Mémoire sur quelques nouvelles espèces d'animaux mollusques et radiares receueilles dans la Méditerranée près de Nice. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris 3: 281-285, 1 pl. [285, pl. 5, fig. 4].

Generic Combinations

Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813).

Miscellaneous Literature Names

Cavolinia inflexa labiata Orbigny, 1836 [as Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1818) form labiata Orbigny, 1836; It is unknown whether this name has been formally published]. —
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Hedley, C. 1910. The marine fauna of Queensland. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 12: 329-371 [Date published December] [371]

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Species Cavolinia tridentata (Forsskål, 1775)

Anomia tridentata Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones Animalium Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quæ in Itinere Orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est Materia Medica Kakirina atque Tabula Maris Rubri Geographica. Hauniæ : Mölleri 1-19, i-xxxiv, 164 pp., 1 map. [124-125].

Generic Combinations

Cavolinia tridentata (Forsskål, 1775).

Miscellaneous Literature Names

Cavolinia tridentata danae Spoel, 1974 [as Cavolinia tridentata (Forskål 1775) form danae Spoel, 1974; It is unknown whether this name has been formally published]. —
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.

Distribution

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Willan, R.C. 2005. The molluscan fauna from the emergent reefs of the northernmost Sahul Shelf, Timor Sea — Ashmore, Cartier and Hibernia Reefs; biodiversity and zoogeography. pp. 51-81 in Russell, B.C. et al. (eds). Understanding the Cultural and Natural Heritage values and Management Challenges of the Ashmore Region. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Suppl. 1: 248 pp. [74]

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Species Cavolinia uncinata (Rang, 1829)

Hyalea uncinata Rang, P.C.S.A.L. 1829. Manuel de l'histoire naturelle des mollusques et de leurs coquilles. Paris.

Generic Combinations

Cavolinia uncinata (Rang, 1829).

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [172]

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Genus Clio Linnaeus, 1767

Clio Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae Editio duodecimia reformata. [1094].
Type species:
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Victoria

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.

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Species Clio convexa (Boas, 1886)

Cleodora convexa Boas, J.E.V. 1886. Spolia Atlantica. Bidrag til Pteropodernes. Morphologi og Systematik am til Kundskaben om deres Geografiske Udbredelse. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skifter, 6 Raekke, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling 4: 1–248 [73, 203].

Generic Combinations

Clio convexa (Boas, 1886).

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [172]

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Species Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802)

Hyaloea cuspidata Bosc, L.A.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Coquilles. Histoire Naturelle des Coquilles 2. Paris : Deterville. [241-242].

Generic Combinations

Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802).

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [172]

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Species Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767

Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae Editio duodecimia reformata. [1094].
Type data:
Status unknown, Atlantic Ocean.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

Clio pyramidata lanceolata (Lesueur, 1813) [as Clio pyramidata Linne 1767 form lanceolata (Lesueur, 1813); It is unknown whether this name has been formally published]. —
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Off Melbourne (Pelseneer 1888).

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

Pelseneer, P. 1888. Report on the Pteropoda collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, 2. The Thecosomata. Reports on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Challenger Reports, Zoology Zoology 23(1): 1–132, 2 figs, 2 pls

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Genus Creseis Rang, 1828

Creseis Rang, P.C.S.A.L. 1828. Notice sur quelques mollusques nouveaux appartenant au genre Cléodore, et établissement et monographie du sous-genre Créseis. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 13: 302–319 [305].
Type species:
Creseis virgula Rang, 1828 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.

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Species Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828)

Cleodora acicula Rang, P.C.S.A.L. 1828. Notice sur quelques mollusques nouveaux appartenant au genre Cléodore, et établissement et monographie du sous-genre Créseis. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 13: 302–319 [318].

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [172]

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Species Creseis chierchiae (Boas, 1886)

Cleodora chierchiae Boas, J.E.V. 1886. Spolia Atlantica. Bidrag til Pteropodernes. Morphologi og Systematik am til Kundskaben om deres Geografiske Udbredelse. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skifter, 6 Raekke, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling 4: 1–248 [62, 202].

Generic Combinations

Creseis chierchiae (Boas, 1886).

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [172]

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Species Creseis virgula Rang, 1828

Creseis virgula Rang, P.C.S.A.L. 1828. Notice sur quelques mollusques nouveaux appartenant au genre Cléodore, et établissement et monographie du sous-genre Créseis. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 13: 302–319 [316].
Type data:
Status unknown, Atlantic Ocean.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

Creseis virgula virgula Rang, 1828 [as Creseis virgula form virgula; It is unknown whether this name has been formally published]. —
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.
Creseis virgula conica Eschscholtz, 1829 [as Creseis virgula form conica; It is unknown whether this name has been formally published]. —
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.

Distribution

States

Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Victoria.

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

Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [39]

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Genus Cuvierina Boas, 1886

Cuvierina Boas, J.E.V. 1886. Spolia Atlantica. Bidrag til Pteropodernes. Morphologi og Systematik am til Kundskaben om deres Geografiske Udbredelse. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skifter, 6 Raekke, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling 4: 1–248 [131].
Type species:
Cuvieria columella Rang, 1828 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Victoria, Western Australia

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Species Cuvierina columella (Rang, 1827)

Cuvieria columella Rang, P.C.S.A.L. 1827. Description de deux genres nouveaux (Cuvieria et Euribia) appartenant à la classe de Ptéropodes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 12: 320–329 [323].
Type data:
Status unknown, Indian Ocean.
Cuvieria minor McCoy, F. 1885. Natural History of Victoria. Plate 104. Cetorhinus maximus (Linn. sp.) The Basking Shark. Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria 2(Decade XI): 11–15 [15].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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

Generic Combinations

Cuvierina columella (Rang, 1827).

Distribution

States

Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Portland, VIC; world seas.

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

Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [39]

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Genus Diacavolinia van der Spoel, 1987

Diacavolinia van der Spoel, S. 1987. Diacavolinia nov. gen. separated from Cavolinia (Pteropoda, Gastropoda). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 11: 77–79 [78].
Type species:
Hyalaea longirostris Blainville, 1821 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Victoria

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.

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Species Diacavolinia longirostris (Blainville, 1821)

Hyalaea longirostris Blainville, M.H. de 1821. Mémoire sur le genre Hyale. Journal de Physique de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelles élémentaires 93: 81–97 [81].
Type data:
Status unknown, Atlantic Ocean.

Generic Combinations

Diacavolinia longirostris (Blainville, 1821).

Miscellaneous Literature Names

Diacavolinia longirostris longirostris Blainville, 1821 [as Diacavolinia longirostris form longirostris; It is unknown whether this name has been formally published]. —
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.
Diacavolinia longirostris limbata Orbigny, 1836 [as Diacavolinia longirostris form limbata; It is unknown whether this name has been formally published]. —
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.
Diacavolinia longirostris angulosa Gray, 1850 [as Diacavolinia longirostris form angulosa; It is unknown whether this name has been formally published]. —
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Victoria.

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

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Genus Diacria Gray, 1847

Diacria Gray, J.E. 1847. A list of the Genera of Recent Mollusca, their Synonyms and Types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 129-242 [203].
Type species:
Hyalaea trispinosa Blainville, 1821 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

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Species Diacria danae Leyen & Spoel, 1982

Diacria danae Leyen, A. van & S. van der Spoel, S. 1982. A new taxonomic and zoogeographic interpretation of the Diacria quadridentata group (Mollusca, Pteropoda). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 8: 101-119 [109-117].

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [172]

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Species Diacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821)

Hyalaea quadridentata Blainville, H.M.D. de 1821. Hyale, Hyalæa (Malacoz.). pp. 65-83 in Cuvier, F. (ed.). Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Paris : Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant Vol. 22 pp. [81].

Generic Combinations

Diacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821).

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [172]

Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [39]

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Species Diacria rampali Dupont, 1979

Diacria rampali Dupont, L. 1979. Note on variation in Diacria Gray, 1847, with descriptions of a species new to science, Diacria rampali nov. spec., and a forma new to science, Diacria trispinosa forma atlantica nov. forma. Malacologia 18: 37-52 [39-42].

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [172]

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Species Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)

Hyalaea trispinosa Blainville, H.M.D. de 1821. Hyale, Hyalæa (Malacoz.). pp. 65-83 in Cuvier, F. (ed.). Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Paris : Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant Vol. 22 pp. [82].
Type data:
Status unknown, West Indian Seas.

Generic Combinations

Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821).

Distribution

States

Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Victoria.

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

Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [39]

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Genus Hyalocylis Fol, 1875

Hyalocylis Fol, H. 1875. Études sur le développement des mollusques, premier mémoire. Sur le développement des ptéropodes. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 4: 214.
Type species:
Cleodora striata Rang, 1828 (=Hyalocylis striata (Rang, 1828)) by original designation.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

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Species Hyalocylis striata (Rang, 1828)

Cleodora striata Rang, P.C.S.A.L. 1828. Notice sur quelques mollusques nouveaux appartenant au genre Cléodore, et établissement et monographie du sous-genre Créseis. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 13: 302–319 [315-316].

Generic Combinations

Hyalocylis striata (Rang, 1828).

Miscellaneous Literature Names

Hyalocylix striata [misspelling of genus]. —
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [39]

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [172]

Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [39] (as "Hyalocylix [sic] striata")

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Genus Styliola Gray, 1850

Styliola Gray, M.E. 1850. Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. London : Longmans, Brown & Green Vol. 4 124 pp. [16].
Type species:
Cleodora subula Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Victoria

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Species Styliola subula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)

Cleodora subula Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1827. Observations zoologiques failes à bord de 'l'Astrolabe' en Mai 1826, dans le détroit de Gibraltar: description des genres Biphore, Carinaire, Hyale, Flèche, Cleodore, Anatife et Briarée. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 10: 225–239 [233].
Type data:
Status unknown, Teneriffe.
Styliola recta Blainville, M.H. de 1825-1827. Manuel de Malacologie et de Conchyliologie. Paris : F.G. Levrault t.1: 1–647, t.2: 648–667, LXXXVII pls. [Lesueur ms name].
Type data:
Status unknown.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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

Generic Combinations

Styliola subula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827).

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Off Melbourne (Pelseneer 1888).

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

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Superfamily LIMACINOIDEA Gray, 1840

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Family LIMACINIDAE Gray, 1840

Introduction

This family comprises only the family Limacina and is found commonly in offshore plankton. Limacinids have only a thin, transparent shell which is usually less than 2.5 mm long. Compiled from Beesley et. al. (1998).

General References

Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B. & Wells, A. (eds) 1998. Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 5(Part B) pp. vi–viii, 565–1234. [981]

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Genus Limacina Bosc, 1817

Limacina Bosc, L.A.G. 1817. Nouveau dictionaire d'histoire naturelle. Paris : Deterville 586 pp. [42].
Type species:
Clio helicina Phipps, 1774 by original designation.
Spiratella Blainville, M.H. de 1817. Supplement 5. In, Cuvier, F. (ed.). Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature... Paris : Levrault & Le Normant Vol. 5. [407].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia

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Species Limacina bulimoides (d'Orbigny, 1836)

Atlanta bulimoides d'Orbigny, A.D. 1836. Voyage dans l'Amerique Meridionale (le Bresil, la republique orientale de l'Uruguay, la Republique argentine, la Patagonie, la republique du Chili, la republique de Bolivia, la republique de Perou) execute pendant les annees 1826 - 1833: Mollusques. Paris : Pitois-Levrault Vol. 5(3) i-xliii, 1-758; 85 pls. [179].
Type data:
Status unknown, Atlantic Ocean.

Generic Combinations

Limacina bulimoides (d'Orbigny, 1836).

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Victoria.

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

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Species Limacina helicina (Phipps, 1774)

Clio helicina Phipps, C.J. 1774. A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by his Majesty's Command 1773. London : W Bowyer & J Nichols 275 pp. [195].
Type data:
Status unknown, Northern Atlantic Ocean.

Generic Combinations

Limacina helicina (Phipps, 1774).

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Van der Spoel (1967) maps this species to include the southern half of Tasmania.

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

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Species Limacina helicoides Jeffreys, 1877

Limacina helicoides Jeffreys, J.G. 1877. New and peculiar Mollusca of the Eulimidae and other families of Gastropoda, as well as of the Pteropoda, procurred in the 'Valorous' expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 19: 317–339 [338].
Type data:
Status unknown, North Atlantic Ocean.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Van der Spoel (1967) plots a distributional centre off the central coast of NSW.

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

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Species Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1836)

Atlanta inflata d'Orbigny, A.D. 1836. Voyage dans l'Amerique Meridionale (le Bresil, la republique orientale de l'Uruguay, la Republique argentine, la Patagonie, la republique du Chili, la republique de Bolivia, la republique de Perou) execute pendant les annees 1826 - 1833: Mollusques. Paris : Pitois-Levrault Vol. 5(3) i-xliii, 1-758; 85 pls. [174].
Type data:
Status unknown, Mid-Atlantic Ocean.

Generic Combinations

Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1836).

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Victoria.

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

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Species Limacina leseurii (d'Orbigny, 1836)

Atlanta lesueurii d'Orbigny, A.D. 1836. Voyage dans l'Amerique Meridionale (le Bresil, la republique orientale de l'Uruguay, la Republique argentine, la Patagonie, la republique du Chili, la republique de Bolivia, la republique de Perou) execute pendant les annees 1826 - 1833: Mollusques. Paris : Pitois-Levrault Vol. 5(3) i-xliii, 1-758; 85 pls. [177].
Type data:
Status unknown, Atlantic Ocean.

Generic Combinations

Limacina leseuri (d'Orbigny, 1836).

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Victoria.

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

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Species Limacina retroversa (Fleming, 1823)

Fusus retroversa Fleming, J. 1823. On a reversed species of Fusus (Fusus retroversus). Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh 4(2): 498–500 [498, pl. 15, fig. 2].
Type data:
Status unknown, Atlantic Ocean.

Generic Combinations

Limacina retroversa (Fleming, 1823).

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Victoria.

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

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Species Limacina trochiformis (d'Orbigny, 1836)

Atlanta trochiformis d'Orbigny, A.D. 1836. Voyage dans l'Amerique Meridionale (le Bresil, la republique orientale de l'Uruguay, la Republique argentine, la Patagonie, la republique du Chili, la republique de Bolivia, la republique de Perou) execute pendant les annees 1826 - 1833: Mollusques. Paris : Pitois-Levrault Vol. 5(3) i-xliii, 1-758; 85 pls. [177].
Type data:
Status unknown, Atlantic Ocean.

Generic Combinations

Limacina trochiformis (d'Orbigny, 1836).

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Victoria.

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

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Suborder EUTHECOSOMATA

History of changes

Superfamily CAVOLINIOIDEA Gray, 1850 (1815)

History of changes

Family CAVOLINIIDAE Gray, 1850

Introduction

General References

History of changes

Genus Cavolinia Abildgaard, 1791

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Species Cavolinia gibbosa (d'Orbigny, 1836)

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Species Cavolinia globulosa Gray, 1850

Ecological Descriptors

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Species Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)

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Species Cavolinia tridentata (Forsskål, 1775)

Generic Combinations

Miscellaneous Literature Names

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Species Cavolinia uncinata (Rang, 1829)

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Genus Clio Linnaeus, 1767

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Species Clio convexa (Boas, 1886)

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Species Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802)

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Species Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767

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