WoRMS taxon details
Plakobranchidae J. E. Gray, 1840
411960 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:411960)
accepted
Family
Actaeonidae Allman, 1845 · unaccepted
Boselliidae Ev. Marcus, 1982 · unaccepted
Elysiidae Forbes & Hanley, 1851 · unaccepted
Placobranchidae J. E. Gray, 1840 · unaccepted (see Note)
- Genus Bosellia Trinchese, 1891
- Genus Elysia Risso, 1818
- Genus Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824
- Genus Thuridilla Bergh, 1872
- Genus Actaeon Rang, 1829 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 (Not available from Oken, 1815)
- Genus Aplysiopterus Delle Chiaje, 1830 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818
- Genus Checholysia Ortea, Caballer, Moro & Espinosa, 2005 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818
- Genus Elysiella A. E. Verrill, 1872 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Invalid: junior homonym of Elysiella Bergh, 1871)
- Genus Elysiobranchus Pruvot-Fol, 1930 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818
- Genus Hydropsyche Kelaart, 1858 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 (Invalid: junior homonym of Hydropsyche Pictet, 1834 [Trichoptera])
- Genus Pattyclaya Ev. Marcus, 1982 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818
- Genus Placobranchus [sic] accepted as Plakobranchus van Hasselt, 1824 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Pterogasteron Pease, 1860 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818
- Genus Rhyzobranchus Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818 (Unavailable name: established in synonymy of Elysia)
- Genus Thallepus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818
- Genus Tridachia Deshayes, 1857 accepted as Elysia Risso, 1818
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Placobranchidae J. E. Gray, 1840) Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 121, 148 [details]
page(s): 121, 148 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Plakobranchidae J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411960 on 2025-06-17
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Nomenclature
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(of Placobranchidae J. E. Gray, 1840) Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 121, 148 [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 121, 148 [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
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Spelling Original spelling Placobranchidae, based on Placobranchus, an incorrect subsequent spelling by Férussac (1824) in a translation of van Hasselt's work. Franc (1968: 848) and Jensen (1996: 92) attributed the name to Rang, 1829 (p. 134), who used the vernacular "les Placobranches". Jensen (1997: 180-181) argued for the restoration of the spelling Plakobranchidae, and she has been followed by Wägele & Willan (2000: 91). Bouchet & Rocroi (2005: 133), argued that the spellings Placobranchus and Placobranchidae were in prevailing usage and were conserved under Art. 33.3.1. This view has been challenged by R. Burn (com. pers. to B. & R.) and the spelling Plakobranchidae is now preferred. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | wierslakken [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | チドリミドリガイ科ゴクラクミドリガイ科 [from synonym] | [details] |
| Swedish | sammetssniglar [from synonym] | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boselliidae) (from synonym Boselliidae Ev. Marcus, 1982)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plakobranchidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Placobranchidae J. E. Gray, 1840)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Elysiidae Forbes & Hanley, 1851)
To Genbank (from synonym Boselliidae Ev. Marcus, 1982)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plakobranchidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Placobranchidae J. E. Gray, 1840)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Elysiidae Forbes & Hanley, 1851)
To Genbank (from synonym Boselliidae Ev. Marcus, 1982)
