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Genus of gastropods
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
Species brought into synonymy
Dolabella aldrichi Dall, 1890 †: synonym of
Floribella aldrichi (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-binomial)
Dolabella variegata Pease, 1860 : synonym of
Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
References
External links
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