Genus Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931

Museums

Regional Maps

• Trapania Pruvot-Fol, A. 1931. Notes de systématique sur le opisthobranches. Bulletin de Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 2 3(3): 309–310 [309].

  Type species:

   Drepania fusca Lafont, 1874 by original designation.
• Drepania Lafont, 1874.
• Drepanida MacFarland, 1931.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Rudman, W.B. 1987. The genus Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies 53: 189–212 [189]

 

Introduction

Cobb and Willan (2006) reported Trapania cf. aurata Rudman, 1987 from Queensland, which may represent an undescribed species.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

General References

Cobb, G. & Willan, R.C. 2006. Undersea Jewels. A Colour Guide to Nudibranchs. Canberra : Australian Biological Resources Study 310 pp. [84]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	HETEROBRANCHIA	02-May-2022	MODIFIED
30-Nov-2011	OPISTHOBRANCHIA	30-Nov-2011	MOVED	Dr Robin Wilson
		24-Mar-2011	(import)