Dolabella
Dolabella auricularia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Clade: Anaspidea
Superfamily: Aplysioidea
Family: Aplysiidae
Genus: Dolabella
Lamarck, 1801
Type species
Dolabella callosa Lamarck, 1801
Species
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 aldrichi
  • Dolabella auricularia Lightfoot, 1786 or Wedge Sea Hare
  • Dolabella gigas Rang, 1828
    • Distribution : Indian Ocean.
    • Description : The internal shell has a saucer-shaped extension; armed penis
Species brought into synonymy

References

  • 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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