Tethys (gastropod)

This article is about Tethys (gastropod); it is not to be confused with Tethys (moon) or Tethys (mythology).

Tethys
Tethys fimbria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Tethydidae
Genus:	Tethys Linnaeus, 1767
Type species
Tethys fimbriaLinnaeus, 1767
Synonyms [1]
FimbriaO'Donoghue, 1926 (invalid: junior homonym of Fimbria Megerle, 1811.)

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) morioVerrill, 1901: synonym of Aplysia morio (A. E. Verrill, 1901)
• Tethys capensisO'Donoghue, 1929: synonym of Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
• Tethys cornigeraMacri, 1816: synonym of Tethys fimbriaLinnaeus, 1767
• Tethys extraordinariaAllan, 1932: synonym of Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932) (original combination)
• Tethys fimbriata: synonym of Tethys fimbriaLinnaeus, 1767 (misspelling)
• Tethys floridensisPilsbry, 1895: synonym of Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789
• Tethys hiraseiBaba, 1936: synonym of Aplysia oculifera A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Tethys leporinaLinnaeus, 1758: synonym of Tethys fimbriaLinnaeus, 1767 (ICZN opinion 200: suppressed under the plenary powers for the purposes of the principle of Priority only)
• Tethys panamensisPilsbry, 1895: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
• Tethys parthenopeiaMacri, 1816: synonym of Tethys fimbriaLinnaeus, 1767
• Tethys peaseiTryon, 1895: synonym of Aplysia peasei (Tryon, 1895)
• Tethys pilsbryiLetson, 1898 accepted as Aplysia pilsbryi (Letson, 1898)
• Tethys polyphyllaMacri, 1816: synonym of Tethys fimbriaLinnaeus, 1767
• Tethys pulmonica(Gould, 1852): synonym of Aplysia pulmonica Gould, 1852
• Tethys robertsiPilsbry, 1895: synonym of Aplysia robertsi (Pilsbry, 1895)
• Tethys willcoxi(Heilprin, 1887): synonym of Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789

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

• 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