Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Euthyneura > Subterclass Tectipleura > Order Aplysiida > Superfamily Aplysioidea

Aplysiidae Lamarck, 1809

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

Dolabriferidae synonym
Dolabriferinae Pilsbry, 1895 synonym; alternate representation

Children

Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767
Bursatella Blainville, 1817
Dolabella Lamarck, 1801
Dolabrifera J. E. Gray, 1847
Notarchus Cuvier, 1816
Petalifera J. E. Gray, 1847
Phyllaplysia P. Fischer, 1872
Stylocheilus A. Gould, 1852
Syphonota H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: sea hares sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Japanese: アメフラシ科 sources: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). Accessed on 2018-11-21.
 Swedish: sjöharar

Literature

additional source

Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July].

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aplysiidae Lamarck, 1809. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2010-09-21 by Philippe Bouchet

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