Onchidella
Encyclopedia
Onchidella is a genus
of small, air-breathing sea slug
s, shell-less marine
pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Onchidiidae
.
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Onchidella :
Synonymized species :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small, air-breathing sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, shell-less marine
Marine (ocean)
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pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
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Onchidiidae
Onchidiidae
Onchidiidae are a family of small, air-breathing sea slugs. They are shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs. Onchidiidae is the only family within the superfamily Onchidioidea....
.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Onchidella :
- Onchidella accrensisOnchidella accrensisOnchidella accrensis is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(Plate, 1893) - Onchidella armadilla (Mörch, 1863)
- Onchidella borealisOnchidella borealisOnchidella borealis is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
DallW. H. DallWilliam Healey Dall was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska...
, 1871 - northwest Onchidella - Onchidella brattstroemiOnchidella brattstroemiOnchidella brattstroemi is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
Ev. Marcus, 1978 - Onchidella campbelliOnchidella campbelliOnchidella campbelli is a species of small, air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidiidae....
FilholHenri FilholHenri Filhol was a French medical doctor, malacologist and naturalist. He served as the expedition doctor and naturalist on the French 1874 Transit of Venus expedition to Campbell Island, New Zealand, with a peak on the island, Filhol Peak, being named after him...
, 1880 - Onchidella carpenteriOnchidella carpenteriOnchidella carpenteri is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(W. G. Binney, 1860) - Onchidella celtica (Cuvier, 1817)
- Onchidella flavescensOnchidella flavescensOnchidella is a genus of small, air-breathing sea slugs, shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Onchidiidae....
Wissel,1904 - Onchidella floridana (DallW. H. DallWilliam Healey Dall was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska...
, 1885) - Florida Onchidella - Onchidella hildaeOnchidella hildaeOnchidella hildae is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(Hoffmann, 1928) - Onchidella incisa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Onchidella indolens (Couthouy in Gould, 1852)
- Onchidella kurodaiOnchidella kurodaiOnchidella kurodai is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(Taki, 1935) - Onchidella maculataOnchidella maculataOnchidella maculata is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(Plate, 1893) - Onchidella marginataOnchidella marginataOnchidella marginata is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(Couthouy in Gould, 1852) - Onchidella miushaOnchidella miushaOnchidella miusha is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
Ev. Marcus, 1978 - Onchidella monodiOnchidella monodiOnchidella monodi is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(Gabe, Prenant & Sourie, 1951) - Onchidella nigricansOnchidella nigricansOnchidella nigricans is a species of small, air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidiidae.-References:...
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) - Onchidella oniscioides (Blainville, 1816)
- Onchidella orientalisOnchidella orientalisOnchidella orientalis is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(Taki, 1935) - Onchidella pachydermaOnchidella pachydermaOnchidella pachyderma is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(Plate, 1893) - Onchidella philippeiOnchidella philippeiOnchidella philippei is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
Ev. Marcus, 1979 - Onchidella reticulata (Semper, 1885)
- Onchidella sourieiOnchidella sourieiOnchidella souriei is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
(Gabe & Prenant, 1955) - Onchidella steindachneri (J. O. Semper, 1882) - Galapagos Islands
- Onchidella wahOnchidella wahOnchidella wah is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae....
Ev. Marcus, 1978
Synonymized species :
- Onchidella binneyi - Mexico : synonym of Onchidella carpenteri (Binney, 1861)
- Onchidella capensis - South Africa : synonym of Onchidella maculata (Plate, 1893)
- Onchidella condoriana Rochebrune, 1882 : synonym of Oncis stuxbergi (Westerlund, 1883)
- Onchidella griseofusca Tapparone-Canefri, 1874 accepted as Onchidium griseofuscum (Tapparone-Canefri, 1874)
- Onchidella hardwickii Gray, 1850 accepted as Onchidium hardwickii (Gray, 1850)
- Onchidella irrorata (Gould, 1852) accepted as Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Onchidella juanfernandeziana (Wissel, 1898) accepted as Onchidella marginata (Couthouy in Gould, 1852)
- Onchidella nigra Gray, 1850 accepted as Scaphis atra (Lesson, 1830)
- Onchidella obscura (Plate, 1893) accepted as Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Onchidella patelloida (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) accepted as Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Onchidella pulchella Watson, 1925 accepted as Onchidella maculata (Plate, 1893)
- Onchidella obscura Plate, 1893 : synonym of Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Onchidella patelloides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) : synonym of Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Onchidella reevesii Reeve in J.E. Gray, 1850 accepted as Paraoncidium reevesii (Reeve in J.E. Gray, 1850)
- Onchidella remanei Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1956 accepted as Onchidella celtica (Cuvier, 1817)