OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Opisthobranchia Glaucidae 

Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Hirudinia marina Breyn, 1705
   Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777
   Doris radiata Gmelin, 1791
   Scyllaea margaritacea Bosc, 1802
   Glaucus hexapterygius Cuvier, 1808
   Glaucus octoperygius Cuvier, 1808
   Laniogeras blanvilli Goldfuss, 1820
   Laniogeras elfortii Blainville, 1825
   Glaucus forsteri Lamarck, 1836
   Glaucus linectus Bergh, 1868
   Glaucus gracilis Bergh, 1868
   Glaucus longicirrus Bergh, 1868
   Glaucus marinus (Baba, 1949)

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)Hawaiian IslandsHawaii
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew Zealand
  Fiji

References

 Brodie G.D & Brodie J.E 1990. p.60 Checklist
 Gosliner, T.M. 1979. p.62 [synonymy, description, distribution]  Secondary source
 Miller, M.C. 1974. p.53 [diagnosis, distribution]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Heterobranchia
                Unplaced
                  Opisthobranchia
                    Glaucidae Gray, 1827
                      Glaucus Forster, 1777
                        Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=41719) created by Opistobranch Import on 2001-03-28. Record last updated by Gary Rosenberg on 2004-10-29.