Tethys Linnaeus 1767

Tethys is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.^[1]

Species

• Tethys dominguensis Pruvot-Fol, 1954
• Tethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767
• Tethys occidentalis (Odhner, 1936)

Synonyms

• Tethys (Aplysia): synonym of Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767
• Tethys (Aplysia) morio Verrill, 1901: synonym of Aplysia morio (A. E. Verrill, 1901)
• Tethys capensis O'Donoghue, 1929: synonym of Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
• Tethys cornigera Macri, 1816: synonym of Tethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767
• Tethys extraordinaria Allan, 1932: synonym of Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932) (original combination)
• Tethys fimbriata: synonym of Tethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767 (misspelling)
• Tethys floridensis Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789
• Tethys hirasei Baba, 1936: synonym of Aplysia oculifera A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Tethys leporina Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Tethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767 (ICZN opinion 200: suppressed under the plenary powers for the purposes of the principle of Priority only)
• Tethys panamensis Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
• Tethys parthenopeia Macri, 1816: synonym of Tethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767
• Tethys peasei Tryon, 1895: synonym of Aplysia peasei (Tryon, 1895)
• Tethys pilsbryi Letson, 1898 accepted as Aplysia pilsbryi (Letson, 1898)
• Tethys polyphylla Macri, 1816: synonym of Tethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767
• Tethys pulmonica (Gould, 1852): synonym of Aplysia pulmonica Gould, 1852
• Tethys robertsi Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of Aplysia robertsi (Pilsbry, 1895)
• Tethys willcoxi (Heilprin, 1887): synonym of Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789

References

• Linnaeus C. (1767). Caroli Linnaei...Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio duodecima. 1. Regnum Animale. 1 & 2 Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1–532
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213