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Taxonomy
Family:
DORIDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Doridina (Suborder)
> Doridoidei (Infraorder)
> Doridoidea (Superfamily)
> Dorididae (Family)
> Doris (Genus)
> wellingtonensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anoplodoris P. Fischer, 1883
=Archidoris Bergh, 1878
=Austrodoris Odhner, 1926
=Doridigitata d'Orbigny, 1839
=Doriorbis Kay & Young, 1969
=Guyonia Risbec, 1928
=Neodoris Baba, 1938
=Praegliscita Burn, 1957
=Siraius Er. Marcus, 1955
=Staurodoris Bergh, 1878 Bergh, 1878
Synonymised Names:
=Archidoris wellingtonensis (Abraham, 1877)
=Onchidoris tuberculatus Hutton, 1873
Images: Doris wellingtonensis (Abraham, 1877)
Seen in a rock pool, Far North, NZ. 80-90mm. © rights reserved
From shallow water off Whangarei Heads. 150mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
DORIDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Doridina (Suborder)
> Doridoidei (Infraorder)
> Doridoidea (Superfamily)
> Dorididae (Family)
> Doris (Genus)
> wellingtonensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anoplodoris P. Fischer, 1883
=Archidoris Bergh, 1878
=Austrodoris Odhner, 1926
=Doridigitata d'Orbigny, 1839
=Doriorbis Kay & Young, 1969
=Guyonia Risbec, 1928
=Neodoris Baba, 1938
=Praegliscita Burn, 1957
=Siraius Er. Marcus, 1955
=Staurodoris Bergh, 1878 Bergh, 1878
Synonymised Names:
=Archidoris wellingtonensis (Abraham, 1877)
=Onchidoris tuberculatus Hutton, 1873
Details: Doris wellingtonensis (Abraham, 1877)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 200mm
Distribution:
North and South Island
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S., Hayward, B.W. 2015 Intertidal records of 'sea slugs' (nudibranchs and allied opisthobranch gastropods) from northern North Island, New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 50 (p.68)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.284)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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