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Gastropoda Opisthobranchia Discodorididae 

Asteronotus cespitosus (van Hasselt, 1824)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Doris cespitosa van Hasselt, 1824
   Asteronotus cespitosus (van Hasselt, 1824)
   Asteronotus hemprichii Ehrenbergh, 1831
   Doris mauritiana Quoy and Gaimard, 1832
   Doris cerebralis Gould, 1852
   Doris exanthemata Kelaart, 1858
   Doris foetida Pease, 1860
   Doris mabilla Abraham, 1877
   Asteronotus bertrana Bergh, 1878
   Doris crescentica Collingwood, 1881
   Asteronotus fuscus O'Donoghue, 1924
   Asteronotus brassica Allan, 1932
   Asteronotus madraensis O'Donoghue, 1932

Distribution

Fiji, China Sea,

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzaniaPwani ProvinceZanzibar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSamoan Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)Hawaiian Islands

References

 Brodie G.D & Brodie J.E 1990. p.58 Checklist
 Edmunds, M. 1971. p.361 Figs 4D, E, and 10 [description, distribution]  General reference
 Thompson, T.E. 1975. p.477 [synonymy]  General reference
 Valdes, A. & T.M. Gosliner 2001. p.105 Figs 1A, 2A, 3, 4, 5B, E [synonymy, distribution, description]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Heterobranchia
                Unplaced
                  Opisthobranchia
                    Discodorididae Bergh, 1891
                      Asteronotus Ehrenbergh, 1831
                        Asteronotus cespitosus (van Hasselt, 1824)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=42383) created by Opistobranch Import on 2001-03-28. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-11-08.