Acanthodoris vatheleti explained

Acanthodoris vatheleti is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.^[1]

This is a nomen dubium.

Distribution

This species was described from Orange Bay, Punta Arenas, Cape Horn, Chile. It was inadequately described and has not been reported since the original description. It may be synonymous with Acanthodoris falklandica.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Acanthodoris vatheleti Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-13.
2. Fahey S. & Valdés A. (2005). A review of Acanthodoris Gray, 1850 with a Phylogenetic Analysis of Onchidorididae Alder and Hancock, 1845 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 56: 213-272.