Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Opisthobranchia > Order Sacoglossa > Suborder Plakobranchacea > Superfamily Plakobranchoidea > Family Plakobranchidae > Genus Elysia

Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Elysia*	Risso, 1818	accepted genus name
*Aplysiopterus*	Delle Chiaje, 1830	synonym
*Thallepus*	Swainson, 1840	synonym

Species group names

*Thallepus ornatus*	Swainson, 1840	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	Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.
additional source	Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
GenBank (42 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840). 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:139682