WoRMS taxon details
Dolabrifera ascifera (Rang, 1828)
367953 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367953)
accepted
Species
Aplysia ascifera Rang, 1828 · unaccepted (original combination)
Dolabrifera sowerbyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolabrifera swiftii Pilsbry, 1896 · unaccepted
marine
(of Aplysia ascifera Rang, 1828) Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dolabrifera ascifera (Rang, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367953 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dolabrifera swiftii Pilsbry, 1896) Pilsbry, H. A. (1895-1896). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 16: Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. pp vii, 1-262, pls 1-74. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls. 1-16, Aug. 20, 1895; pp. 49-112, pls. 17-31, Nov. 26, 1895; pp. 113-160, pls. 32-43, Mar. 13, 1896; pp. 161-262, pls. 44-74, Sept. 23, 1896; pp. i-vii, Sept. 23, 1896]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41491
page(s): 125, pl. 67 figs 19-20 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera sowerbyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Dolabrifera</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: 1 pl. and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: 1868, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133552
page(s): species 2; note: name attributed to Guilding [details]
original description (of Aplysia ascifera Rang, 1828) Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674 [details]
basis of record Valdés Á., Breslau E., Padula V., Schrödl M., Camacho Y., Malaquias M.A.E., Alexander J., Bottomley M., Vital X.G., Hooker Y. & Gosliner T.M. (2018 [nomenclatural availability 2017]). Molecular and morphological systematics of <i>Dolabrifera</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplysiomorpha). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 184(1): 31-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx099 [details]
page(s): 125, pl. 67 figs 19-20 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera sowerbyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Dolabrifera</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: 1 pl. and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: 1868, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133552
page(s): species 2; note: name attributed to Guilding [details]
original description (of Aplysia ascifera Rang, 1828) Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674 [details]
basis of record Valdés Á., Breslau E., Padula V., Schrödl M., Camacho Y., Malaquias M.A.E., Alexander J., Bottomley M., Vital X.G., Hooker Y. & Gosliner T.M. (2018 [nomenclatural availability 2017]). Molecular and morphological systematics of <i>Dolabrifera</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplysiomorpha). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 184(1): 31-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx099 [details]
Other
additional source
Dall, W. H. & Simpson, C. T. (1901). The Mollusca of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission.</em> 20: 351-524, pl. 54-58., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52050068
page(s): 366, pl. 56, fig. 8; note: As ?Dolabrifera ascifera Rang. [details]
page(s): 366, pl. 56, fig. 8; note: As ?Dolabrifera ascifera Rang. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Dolabrifera swiftii. Pilsbry, 1896. Manual of Conchology (Ser. 1) 16 (63-64a): 125, pl. 67, figs. 19-20 - catalog no. 67519) (from synonym Dolabrifera swiftii Pilsbry, 1896)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dolabrifera ascifera)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Aplysia ascifera Rang, 1828)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To Malacopics (Dolabrifera ascifera (Rang, 1828) Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 029268)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dolabrifera ascifera)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Aplysia ascifera Rang, 1828)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To Malacopics (Dolabrifera ascifera (Rang, 1828) Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 029268)
