Tethys (gastropod) explained

Tethys is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. 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