Family LIMAPONTIIDAE Gray, 1847
Introduction
Mostly small aeolidiform species with fusiform cerata and simple rhinophores, though there are a few species without both cerata and rhinophores. Differeneces in the shape of the radular teeth and the reproductive systems separate limapontiids from other aeolidiform sacoglossan families. Compiled from Burn (in press).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 11-Jan-2016 | 30-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |
- Costasiella Pruvot-Fol, A. 1951. Étude des Nudibranches de la Meditérranée. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 88(1): 1–79 [73].
Type species:
Costasiella virescens Pruvot-Fol, 1951 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Philippines
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |
- Costasiella kuroshimae Ichikawa, M. 1993. Saccoglossa (Opisthobranchia) from the Ryukyu Islands. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 36: 119-139.
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |
Species Costasiella usagi Ichikawa, 1993
- Costasiella usagi Ichikawa, M. 1993. Saccoglossa (Opisthobranchia) from the Ryukyu Islands. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 36: 119-139.
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |
- Ercolania Trinchese, S. 1872. Un nuovo genere de la famiglia delle Eolidides. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 2: 86–132 [86].
Type species:
Ercolania siotti Trinchese, 1872 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |
- Ercolania annelyleorum Wägele H., Stemmer, K., Burghardt, I. & Händeler K. 2010. Two new sacoglossan sea slug species (Opisthobranchia, Gastropoda): Ercolania annelyleorum sp. nov. (Limapontioidea) and Elysia asbecki sp. nov. (Plakobranchoidea), with notes on anatomy, histology and biology. Zootaxa 2676: 1-28.
Type data:
Holotype AM C. 464067, Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island, Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
0-1m
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 28-Sep-2011 | ADDED |
- Ercolania coerulea Trinchese, S. 1892. Nuovi ascoglossi del golfo di Napoli. Rendiconti dell' Accademia delle Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche 7: 154-155.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Jensen, K.R. 1993. Sacoglossa (Mollusca Opisthobranchia) from Rottnest Island and central Western Australia. pp. 207-253 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., Kirkman, H. & Lethbridge, R. (eds). Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 1. [239]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |
Species Ercolania fuscata (Gould, 1870)
Generic Combinations
- Ercolania fuscata (Gould, 1870).
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Thompson, T.E. 1973. Sacoglossan gastropod molluscs from eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 40: 239–251 [240]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |
- Ercolania kencolesi Grzymbowski, Y., Stemmer, K. & Wagele, H. 2007. On a new Ercolania Trinchese, 1872 (Opisthobranchia, Sacoglossa, Limapontiidae) living within Boergesenia Feldmann, 1950 (Cladophorales), with notes on anatomy, histology and biology. Zootaxa 1577: 3-16 [5-10].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.209735 preserved spec. 2.3 mm, Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM C.209736 preserved spec. 2.1 mm, Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lizard Island and Hope Islands, north QLD; Guam
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |
Species Ercolania margaritae Burn, 1974
- Ercolania margaritae Burn, R. 1974. Notes on some benthonic opisthobranchs from Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 3(1): 43–57 [52, figs 7–10].
Type data:
Status unknown, Point Lonsdale, VIC.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
0–16 m.
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 [11]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED |
- Ercolania translucens Jensen, K.R. 1993. Sacoglossa (Mollusca Opisthobranchia) from Rottnest Island and central Western Australia. pp. 207-253 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., Kirkman, H. & Lethbridge, R. (eds). Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 1. [242].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |
Genus Placida Trinchese, 1876
- Placida Trinchese, S. 1876. Anatomia della Caliphylla mediterranea, Costa. Rendiconto delle Sessioni della Accademia delle Scienze dell'Instituto di Bologna Anno 1875-1875 84–87 [84].
Type species:
Laura viridis Trinchese, 1873 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |
- Hermaea cremoniana Trinchese, S. 1893. Nuovi ascoglossi del golfo di Napoli. Rendiconti dell' Accademia delle Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche 33(6-7): 154-155.
Generic Combinations
- Placida cremoniana (Trinchese, 1893).
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 11-Jan-2016 | 09-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |
- Calliopoea dendritica Alder, J. & Hancock, A. 1843. Notice of a British species of Calliopaea, D'Orbigny, and of four new species of Eolis, with observations on the development and structure of the nudibranchiate Mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12: 233–238 [233].
Type data:
Status unknown, Torbay, England. - Hermaea aoteana Powell, 1937.
- Hermaea capensis Macnae, 1954.
- Placida aoteana Powell, 1937.
- Placida fralila Burn, 1966.
- Placida babai Ev. Marcus, 1982.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Hermaea dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843).
- Placida dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
0–10 m.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Burn, R. 1989. Opisthobranchs (Subclass Opisthobranchia). In, Shepherd, S.A. & Thomas, I.M (eds). Marine Invertebrates of Southern Australia. Part II. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printing Division. [pl. 47.4] (photo)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 11-Jan-2016 | 09-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED |