''Durvilledoris'' was a
genus
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of
sea slug
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s, dorid
nudibranch
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s, shell-less
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals.� ...
. This genus has become a synonym of ''
Mexichromis
''Mexichromis'' is a genus of colourful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2011)''Mexichromis'' Bertsch, 1977.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
'' Bertsch, 1977
[Bouchet, P.; Caballer, M. (2012)]
''Durvilledoris''.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-28. Although the type species of this genus was transferred to ''
Mexichromis
''Mexichromis'' is a genus of colourful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2011)''Mexichromis'' Bertsch, 1977.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
'' two species were not reallocated nor mentioned in the text.
[Rudman W.B. (1990) ''The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group''. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 263-326 page(s): 287]
Species
Species in the genus ''Durvilledoris'' previously included:
* ''
Durvilledoris albofimbria''
Rudman, 1995
* ''
Durvilledoris circumflava''
Rudman, 1990
* ''Durvilledoris circumflavus''
Rudman, 1990: synonym of ''Durvilledoris circumflava'' Rudman, 1990
* ''Durvilledoris lemniscata''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of ''
Mexichromis lemniscata'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
* ''Durvilledoris pusilla''
(Bergh
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, 1874): synonym of ''
Mexichromis pusilla'' (Bergh, 1874)
* ''Durvilledoris similaris''
Rudman, 1986: synonym of ''
Mexichromis similaris'' (Rudman, 1986)
References
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Chromodorididae