Aplysiida
Sign in to saveThe order Aplysiida, commonly known as sea hares (Aplysia species and related genera), are medium-sized to very large opisthobranch gastropod molluscs with a soft internal shell made of protein. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamilies Aplysioidea and Akeroidea.
Species
ORDER
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderAplysiida
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- Collections
- SIO, CAS, SAMA, UF, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Antigua And Barbuda, French Polynesia, Brazil, Venezuela, Australia, United States, Tanzania
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Euthyneura
- Image
- Aplysia gigantea.jpg
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- 2005 taxonomy
- 2010 taxonomy
- 2017 taxonomy
- Description
- Life habits
- Human use
- Gallery
- References
- External links
The order Aplysiida, commonly known as sea hares (Aplysia species and related genera), are medium-sized to very large opisthobranch gastropod molluscs with a soft internal shell made of protein. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamilies Aplysioidea and Akeroidea.
The common name "sea hare" is a direct translation from , as the animal's existence was known in Roman times. The name derives from their rounded shape and from the two long rhinophores that project upward from their heads and that somewhat resemble the ears of a hare.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aplysiida” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.