MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Thecacera J. Fleming, 1828

WoRMS taxon details

Thecacera J. Fleming, 1828

AphiaID

138371 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138371)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Doris pennigera Montagu, 1813 accepted as Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1813) (type by original designation)

Parent

Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845

Original name

Thecacera J. Fleming, 1828

Synonymised names

Ohola Bergh, 1884 · unaccepted

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Species Thecacera boyla Willan, 1989
Species Thecacera darwini Pruvot-Fol, 1950
Species Thecacera pacifica (Bergh, 1884)
Species Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1813)
Species Thecacera picta Baba, 1972
Species Thecacera vittata Yonow, 1994
Species Thecacera capitata Alder & Hancock, 1854 accepted as Polycera capitata (Alder & Hancock, 1854) accepted as Polycera norvegica Sørensen, Rauch, Pola & Malaquias, 2020
Species Thecacera inhacae MacNae, 1958 accepted as Thecacera pacifica (Bergh, 1884)
Species Thecacera lamellata Barnard, 1933 accepted as Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Thecacera maculata Eliot, 1905 accepted as Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Thecacera velox T. D. A. Cockerell, 1901 accepted as Trapania velox (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1901)
Species Thecacera virescens Forbes & Hanley, 1851 accepted as Palio nothus (G. Johnston, 1838)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan. Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569
page(s): 283 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Thecacera J. Fleming, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138371 on 2025-04-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2010-09-29 21:34:55Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2020-01-26 23:51:41Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2024-12-17 02:02:01Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan. Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569
page(s): 283 [details]

original description (of Ohola Bergh, 1884) Bergh, L. S. R. (1884). Report on the Nudibranchiata collected by H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 10 (part 26): 1-154, pl. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49395583 [details]

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]