original description
Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 25. [details]
source of synonymy
Kienberger K., Carmona L., Pola M., Padula V., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. (2016). <i>Aeolidia papillosa</i> (Linnaeus, 1761) (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia), single species or a cryptic species complex? A morphological and molecular study. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 177: 481-506., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12379 [details]
From editor or global species database
Authority ex Gould ms. [details]