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Tethydidae Rafinesque, 1815

23125  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:23125)

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  1. Genus Melibe Rang, 1829
  2. Genus Tethys Linnaeus, 1767
  3. Genus Melibaea accepted as Melibe Rang, 1829 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  4. Genus Meliboea [sic] accepted as Melibe Rang, 1829 (incorrect subsequent spelling [by Forbes, 1838] of Melibe Rang, 1829)
  5. Genus Thetis [sic] accepted as Tethys Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 141 [details] OpenAccess publication
Nomenclature Original spelling (subfamily) Tethydia. Placed on the Official List by Opinion 1182 of ICZN (1981: 174), which also ruled...  
Nomenclature Original spelling (subfamily) Tethydia. Placed on the Official List by Opinion 1182 of ICZN (1981: 174), which also ruled that the name should be corrected to Tethydidae (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tethydidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23125 on 2026-03-01
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Tethydidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php/js/10.1017/images/js/10.1080/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23125 on 2026-03-01
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2006-03-22 08:02:13Z
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Wambiji, Nina
2009-08-14 09:49:04Z
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db_admin
2011-05-05 18:31:09Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2017-10-30 23:19:26Z
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Picton, Bernard
2025-12-23 21:59:24Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 141 [details] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Goodheart, J. A.; Bazinet, A. L.; Valdés, Á.; Collins, A. G.; Cummings, M. P. (2017). Prey preference follows phylogeny: evolutionary dietary patterns within the marine gastropod group Cladobranchia (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia). <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 17(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1066-0 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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Nomenclature Original spelling (subfamily) Tethydia. Placed on the Official List by Opinion 1182 of ICZN (1981: 174), which also ruled that the name should be corrected to Tethydidae (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) [details]
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