WoRMS taxon details
Ercolania fuscata (A. Gould, 1870)
160304 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160304)
accepted
Species
Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Stiliger fuscata (A. Gould, 1870) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet (superseded combination)
Stiliger fuscatus (A. Gould, 1870) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Stiliger vanellus Er. Marcus, 1957 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870) Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Wright and Potter, Boston, v + 524 pp., pls. 16–27. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 250, pl. 16, figs 218-221. [details]
page(s): 250, pl. 16, figs 218-221. [details]
Type locality contained in Boston Harbor
type locality contained in Boston Harbor [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Nova Scotia to Virginia, Mexico, and southeast Australia
Distribution Nova Scotia to Virginia, Mexico, and southeast Australia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ercolania fuscata (A. Gould, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160304 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Stiliger vanellus Er. Marcus, 1957) Marcus, Er. (1957). On Opisthobranchia from Brazil (2). <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology).</em> 43 (292): 390-486, figs. 1-246., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1957.tb01559.x [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870) Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Wright and Potter, Boston, v + 524 pp., pls. 16–27. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 250, pl. 16, figs 218-221. [details]
basis of record Bleakney, J. S. (1996). Sea slugs of Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of Maine. <em>The Nova Scotia Museum Field Guide Series. Nimbus Publishing. Halifax.</em> 1-216. [details]

original description (of Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870) Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Wright and Potter, Boston, v + 524 pp., pls. 16–27. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 250, pl. 16, figs 218-221. [details]
basis of record Bleakney, J. S. (1996). Sea slugs of Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of Maine. <em>The Nova Scotia Museum Field Guide Series. Nimbus Publishing. Halifax.</em> 1-216. [details]
Other
additional source
Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors






Unreviewed
Distribution Nova Scotia to Virginia, Mexico, and southeast Australia [details]
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Stiliger fuscatus (A. Gould, 1870))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Stiliger vanellus Er. Marcus, 1957)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ercolania fuscata)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Stiliger fuscatus (A. Gould, 1870))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010217.GP)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Stiliger fuscatus (A. Gould, 1870))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Stiliger vanellus Er. Marcus, 1957)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ercolania fuscata)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Calliopaea fuscata A. Gould, 1870)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Stiliger fuscatus (A. Gould, 1870))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010217.GP)
To ITIS