Dolabella (gastropod)

Dolabella
Dolabella auricularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Euopisthobranchia
Clade:	Anaspidea
Superfamily:	Aplysioidea
Family:	Aplysiidae
Genus:	Dolabella Lamarck, 1801
Type species
Dolabella callosa Lamarck, 1801
Species
† Dolabella auricularia
Synonyms
Dollabella Gistl, 1848 (Missp.)

Dolabella is a genus of sea slugs or sea hares, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.

Description[]

In the sea hares of the genus Dolabella the back end of the body has turned into a slanted disc-like shield, with a large, calcified shell buried inside. The color is variable, with specks of green and brown.

There are fossil records of † Dolabella aldrichi from the Early Miocene, found in the Chipola Formation in Florida ^[1]

Species[]

Species within the genus Dolabella include:

Dolabella auricularia

• †
• Dolabella auricularia Lightfoot, 1786 or Wedge Sea Hare
• Rang, 1828
  • Distribution : Indian Ocean.
  • Description : The internal shell has a saucer-shaped extension; armed penis

Species brought into synonymy

• Dolabella aldrichi Dall, 1890 †: synonym of (Dall, 1890) † (original combination)
• Dolabella andersoni Allan, 1941: synonym of Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Dolabella callosa Lamarck, 1801: synonym of Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Dolabella cheni Sun, 1960: synonym of Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Dolabella dolabrifera Rang, 1828: synonym of Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828)
• Dolabella ecaudata (Rang, 1828): synonym of Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Dolabella fragilis Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791
• Dolabella gigas (Rang, 1828): synonym of Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Dolabella hasselti Férussac in Rang, 1828: synonym of Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Dolabella laevis Blainville, 1819: synonym of Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791
• Dolabella lepus Risso, 1826: synonym of Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791 (dubious synonym)
• Dolabella rumphii Blainville, 1819: synonym of Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Dolabella scapula O'Donoghue, 1929: synonym of Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786) (non-binominal)
• Dolabella variegata Pease, 1860: synonym of Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)

References[]

External links[]

• SEM images of the radula can be found at Thompson, T.E.; Bebbington, A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia. 14: 147–165.

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