Adalaria proxima (Alder & Hancock, 1854)

WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Ringipleura |
| Superorder | Nudipleura |
| Order | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder | Doridina |
| Infraorder | Doridoidei |
| Superfamily | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family | Onchidorididae |
| Genus | Adalaria |
| Species | Adalaria proxima (Alder & Hancock, 1854) |
- Adalaria albopapillosa Bergh, 1880
- Adalaria proxima (Alder & Hancock, 1854)
- Doris proxima Alder & Hancock, 1854 (original)
- Onchidoris proxima (Alder & Hancock, 1854)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Adalaria, Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, 1824-1909, malacologist and dermatologist took several names from the icelandic saga of Laxdœla.
- Proxima. From Latin “proximus”, most recent, immediately preceding, last, most/very like, nearest/closest/next.
Distribution
Abundance
Relative abundance of Adalaria proxima among the different marine basins, based on our own records
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Adalaria proxima based on our own records.
This chart displays the number of annual observations of Adalaria proxima over the last 50 years, based on our own records. The trend should be interpreted with caution, as it may be biased by the growing popularity of this animal group.
More pictures
- We have no (more) pictures for Adalaria proxima
Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Adalaria proxima" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/10/2014. Accessed: 04/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=15715)