Anvil Sea Hare
Dolabella auricularia ([Lightfoot], 1786)
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
- Dolabella auricularia ([Lightfoot], 1786)
- Name authority
- ([Lightfoot], 1786)
- Common name
- Anvil Sea Hare
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Aplysiida
- Family
- Aplysiidae
- Genus
- Dolabella
- 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
- subterclassTectipleura
- orderAplysiida
- superfamilyAplysioidea Lamarck, 1809
- familyAplysiidae Lamarck, 1809
- subfamilyNotarchinae Mazzarelli, 1893
- genusDolabella Lamarck, 1801
- speciesDolabella auricularia ([Lightfoot], 1786)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dolabella ecaudata (Rang, 1828) (Rang, 1828) | synonym |
| Dolabella rumphii Cuvier, 1817 Cuvier, 1817 | synonym |
| Dolabella scapula O'Donoghue, 1929 O'Donoghue, 1929 | synonym |
| Patella auricularia [Lightfoot], 1786 [Lightfoot], 1786 | synonym |
| Patella scapula Martyn, 1786 Martyn, 1786 | synonym |
| Dolabella gigas (Rang, 1828) (Rang, 1828) | synonym |
| Aplysia hasseltii A. Férussac, 1828 A. Férussac, 1828 | synonym |
| Aplysia gigas Rang, 1828 Rang, 1828 | synonym |
| Aplysia teremidi Rang, 1828 Rang, 1828 | synonym |
| Aplysia truncata Rang, 1828 Rang, 1828 | synonym |
| Dolabella andersoni J. K. Allan, 1941 J. K. Allan, 1941 | synonym |
| Dolabella callosa Lamarck, 1801 Lamarck, 1801 | synonym |
| Dolabella cheni W. K. C. Sun, 1960 W. K. C. Sun, 1960 | synonym |
| Dolabella hasseltii (A. Férussac, 1828) (A. Férussac, 1828) | synonym |
| Dolabella variegata Pease, 1860 Pease, 1860 | synonym |
| Dolabella rumphii var. maculosa Bergh, 1905 Bergh, 1905 | synonym |
| Aplysia ecaudata Rang, 1828 Rang, 1828 | 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=208629 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:3748N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.