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species

Small Sea-hare
Aplysia parvula Guilding in Mörch, 1863

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Opistobranchia - opisthobranchs »  family Aplysiidae »  genus Aplysia

Scientific synonyms

Aplysia concava Sowerby, 1869
Aplysia norfolkensis Sowerby, 1869
Aplysia tryonii Meinertzhagen, 1880
Tethys tryonii (Meinertzhagen, 1880)

Images

Aplysia parvula - Small Sea-hare

Author: Dall, W.H. & Simpson, C.T.

Aplysia parvula - Small Sea-hare

Author: Shellauction

Aplysia parvula - Small Sea-hare

Author: Yonow, N.

Aplysia parvula - Small Sea-hare

Author: Shellauction: Jumi

Taxon in country check-lists*

Africa: Réunion, Europe: Greece, North America: Puerto Rico

* List of countries might not be complete

Description

Body higher than wide; mouth placed well forward, with slightly wrinkled, thickened lips; rhinophores large, folded; tentacles rather small; eyes not seen; foot elongated, extending to a point behind, its border crimped; swimming lobes wide and almost auricled in front, narrower and united behind, closely inclosing the very large shell; mantle having a large oval opening which exhibits the shell. Excurrent siphon lateral, opening at posterior sinus of shell. Color, a dirty greenish white; border of foot, pleuropodia, and mantle opening intense black, as are the tips of the rhinophores. Length of animal, 20; diameter of mantle opening, 6; length of opening, 6 mm. Shell very large, solid, concave, covered with a rather thick epidermis, which peels on exposure to air; posterior sinus moderate, overhung by the epidermis; apex much incurved, callous, but having no recurved process. Interior calcareous, slightly iridescent, pinkish white, externally straw colored. Length, 13 mm.; breadth, 9 mm.; height, 5 mm. Length of sinus, 5 mm.
Dall, W.H. & Simpson, C.T., 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [5429f1e2-be4f-45e6-85ab-4e62b15293f0]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Aplysia parvula Guilding in Mörch, 1863]
Data retrieved on: 21 July 2015
EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Aplysia parvula Guilding, 1863]
Data retrieved on: 29 November 2013
IT Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy [as Aplysia parvula Guilding in Moerch, 1863]

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