Learchis

Learchis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida

Superfamily: Aeolidioidea
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Learchis
Bergh, 1896[1]
Type species
Learchis indica Bergh, 1896

Learchis is a genus of sea slugs, specifically of aeolid nudibranchs.[2]

Species

Species in this genus include:

Species treated as synonyms

Validity of the genus

According to Article 42.3. of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature which states:

Application of genus-group names. The application of each genus-group name is determined by reference to the type species of the nominal taxon that it denotes.

The species currently allocated here to Learchis should be moved with Learchis indica to the genus Caloria.[3]

References

  1. Bergh, L. S. R. 1896. Eolidiens d'Amboine. In: Voyage de MM. M. Bedot et C. Pictet dans l'Archipel Malais. Revue Suisse de Zoologie et Annales de Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve 4:385-394, pl.16.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Learchis Bergh, 1896. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-19
  3. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature online Accessed 19-12-2015.
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