Species Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Thallepus ornatus Swainson, W. 1840. A treatise on malacology or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. London : Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans 419 pp. [May 1840] [250, 359].
• Pterogasteron ornatus Pease, 1860.
• Pterogasteron marginatus Pease, 1871.
• Elysia faustula Bergh, 1872.
• Elysia marginata varminor Baba, 1957.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [33]

Generic Combinations

• Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840).

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

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. [33]

Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [62]

History of changes