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Polycera lessonii A. d'Orbigny, 1837

531237  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:531237)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Ringipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Nudipleura (Superorder)
  9. Nudibranchia (Order)
  10. Doridina (Suborder)
  11. Doridoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Polyceroidea (Superfamily)
  13. Polyceridae (Family)
  14. Polycerinae (Subfamily)
  15. Polycera (Genus)
  16. Polycera lessonii (Species)
 unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Doris illuminata A. Gould, 1841 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Polycera lessoni A. d'Orbigny, 1837 · unaccepted (misspelling of specific epithet)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1837). Mémoire sur des espèces et sur des genres nouveaux de l'ordre des nudibranches observés sur les côtes de France. Magasin de Zoologie. 7, classe 5: 1-16, pl. 102-109., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37087692
page(s): 5, pl. 105. [details] 
Type locality contained in Bay of Biscay  
type locality contained in Bay of Biscay [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polycera lessonii A. d'Orbigny, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531237 on 2025-04-12
Date
action
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2010-10-11 18:50:43Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2021-01-04 12:52:09Z
changed
Herbert, David
2021-11-15 01:26:13Z
changed
Auffenberg, Kurt

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Nomenclature

original description Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1837). Mémoire sur des espèces et sur des genres nouveaux de l'ordre des nudibranches observés sur les côtes de France. Magasin de Zoologie. 7, classe 5: 1-16, pl. 102-109., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37087692
page(s): 5, pl. 105. [details] 

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Polycera lessoni A. d'Orbigny, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) 
To PESI (from synonym Doris illuminata A. Gould, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Polycera lessoni A. d'Orbigny, 1837)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To ITIS
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