Species Thetys vagina Tilesius, 1802
- Thetys vagina Tilesius, W.G. von 1802. Abbildung und Beschreibung eines sonderbaren Seebeutels oder einer neuen Thetys—Species aus dem Atlantischen Ocean, Thetys vagina. Jahrbuch für Naturgeschichte. Leipzig 1: 150-165 [156].
Type data:
Status unknown, east Atlantic Ocean. - Salpa tilesii Cuvier, G. 1804. Mémoire sur les Thalides (Thalia Browne) et sur les Biphores (Salpa Forskål). Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 4: 360-382 pl. lxviii [360].
Type data:
Status unknown, locality unknown. - Salpa costata Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1825. Observations sur les Biphores et les Béroés, faites pendant le voyage aultour du monde de la corvette l'Uranie, commandée par M. Louis de Freycinet. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 16: 28-51 [37].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP (depository uncertain, not found), Isles Bourbon, Indian Ocean. - Salpa herculea Dall, W.H. 1872. Descriptions of sixty new forms of mollusks from the west coast of North America and the north Pacific Ocean. American Journal of Conchology 7: 157-159 [157].
Type data:
Status unknown, north Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Yount, J.L. 1954. The taxonomy of the Salpidae (Tunicata) of the Central Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 8: 276-330 [314]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
East Atlantic Ocean between 30ºS and the English Channel, west Atlantic Ocean east of Bahamas, the Bay of Fundy, west Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, west Pacific Ocean from New Zealand to Japan, east Pacific Ocean from California to Bering Sea.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania: Tas. coast
- New Zealand
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
- California
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, planktonic.
Extra Ecological Information
Tolerates colder waters than most salps.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |