Diaulula aurila (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diaulula aurila (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
- Name authority
- (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Discodorididae
- Genus
- Diaulula
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
- infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
- subterclassRingipleura
- superorderNudipleura Wägele & Willan, 2000
- infraorderDoridoidei
- superfamilyDoridoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyDiscodorididae Bergh, 1891
- genusDiaulula Bergh, 1878
- speciesDiaulula aurila (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diaulula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diaulula boreopacifica Martynov, Sanamyan & Korshunova, 2015 | DiscodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaulula cerebralis Á. Valdés, 2001 | DiscodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaulula farmersi Á. Valdés, 2004 | DiscodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaulula nivosa Á. Valdés & Bertsch, 2010 | DiscodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaulula odonoghuei (Steinberg, 1963) | DiscodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaulula phoca (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967) | DiscodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaulula punctuolata (A. d'Orbigny, 1836) | DiscodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Discodoris aurila Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 | synonym |
| "Montereina" aurila (Marcus & Marcus, 1967) (Marcus & Marcus, 1967) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761838 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35GKQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.