''Tethys'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of sea
slugs,
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have b ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the family
Tethydidae.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Tethys Linnaeus, 1767. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138548 on 2017-12-20]
Species
* ''
Tethys dominguensis''
Pruvot-Fol, 1954
* ''
Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''
Tethys occidentalis''
(Odhner, 1936)
;Synonyms:
* ''Tethys (Aplysia)'': synonym of Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Tethys (Aplysia) morio''
Verrill, 1901: synonym of ''
Aplysia morio''
(A. E. Verrill, 1901)
* ''Tethys capensis''
O'Donoghue, 1929: synonym of ''
Aplysia juliana''
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
* ''Tethys cornigera''
Macri, 1816: synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Tethys extraordinaria''
Allan, 1932: synonym of ''
Aplysia extraordinaria''
(Allan, 1932) (original combination)
* ''Tethys fimbriata'': synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767 (misspelling)
* ''Tethys floridensis''
Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of ''
Aplysia fasciata''
Poiret, 1789
* ''Tethys hirasei''
Baba, 1936: synonym of ''
Aplysia oculifera''
A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
* ''Tethys leporina''
Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767 (ICZN opinion 200: suppressed under the plenary powers for the purposes of the principle of Priority only)
* ''Tethys panamensis''
Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of ''
Aplysia dactylomela''
Rang, 1828
* ''Tethys parthenopeia''
Macri, 1816: synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Tethys peasei''
Tryon, 1895: synonym of ''
Aplysia peasei''
(Tryon, 1895)
* ''Tethys pilsbryi''
Letson, 1898 accepted as ''
Aplysia pilsbryi''
(Letson, 1898)
* ''Tethys polyphylla''
Macri, 1816: synonym of ''Tethys fimbria''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Tethys pulmonica''
(Gould, 1852): synonym of ''
Aplysia pulmonica''
Gould, 1852
* ''Tethys robertsi''
Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of ''
Aplysia robertsi''
(Pilsbry, 1895)
* ''Tethys willcoxi''
(Heilprin, 1887): synonym of ''
Aplysia fasciata''
Poiret, 1789
References
Linnaeus C. (1767). Caroli Linnaei...Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio duodecima. 1. Regnum Animale. 1 & 2 Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1–532 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
External links
ICZN 1954. Opinion 200. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the accumstomed usage of the generic names Tethys Linnaeus, 1767, and Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767 (Class Gastropoda). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 3: 241-265
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Tethydidae