original description
Bergh, L. S. R. (1874). Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee, malacologische Untersuchungen II. <em>Journal des Museum Godeffroy.</em> 2(6): 91-116 [1-26], pls 1-4., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10860988 [details]
taxonomy source
Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (2012). Molluscan taxa in the publications of the Museum Godeffroy of Hamburg, with a discussion of the Godeffroy Sales Catalogs (1864–1884), the Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873–1910), and a history of the museum. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3511: 1-80., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03511p080f.pdf
page(s): 63, 67 [details]
source of synonymy
Rudman, W. B. (1983). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: <em>Chromodoris splendida</em>, <em>C. aspersa</em> and <em>Hypselodoris placida</em> colour groups. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 78: 105-173.
page(s): 145 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy This species is most likely to be C. aspersa but the original description includes only two ilustrations labelled as Doris (Gen?) punctulifera without accompanying text (Rudman, 1983) [details]