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

Phyllaplysia lafonti (P. Fischer, 1870)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Phyllaplysia*	P. Fischer, 1872	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Phyllaplysia paulinoi*	[sic]	orthographic variant
*Dolabrifera lafonti*	P. Fischer, 1870	synonym
*Petalifera lafonti*	(P. Fischer, 1872)	synonym
*Phyllaplysia paulini*	Mazzarelli, 1895	synonym

Literature

basis of record	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.
additional source	Terreni, G. (1997). Rinvenimento di un esemplare di Phyllaplysia lafonti (P. Fischer, 1870) nelle acque litorali di Livorno (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiomorpha). La Conchiglia, Roma. 29 (282): 45-47.
redescription	Fischer, P. (1872). Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Phyllaplysia. Journal de Conchyliologie. 20(4): 295-301, pl. 15.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Phyllaplysia lafonti (P. Fischer, 1870). 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:139599