Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Opisthobranchia > Order Nudibranchia > Suborder Dexiarchia > Infraorder [unassigned] Dexiarchia > Family Heroidae > Genus Hero

Hero formosa (Lovén, 1844)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Hero*	Alder & Hancock, 1855	accepted genus name
*Cloelia*	Lovén, 1841	later homonym
*Cloelia*	Lovén, 1841	synonym

Species group names

*Cloelia formosa*	Lovén, 1844	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Marine Life Information Network - UK
Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Hero formosa (Lovén, 1844). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140099