Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00063
Eared Sea Hare
Dolabella auricularia
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About Eared Sea Hare
Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai; iNaturalist RG observations 104899883 (Poʻipū, 2022) and 8473676 (Kōloa, 2017) have explicit island coordinates.
WoRMS AphiaID 208629 lists Dolabella auricularia as accepted; expert account bridges historical Dolabella variegata.
Expert account states tidepools and subtidal mixed/rocky habitat at <1-21 m.
Expert island distribution, accepted identity, and recent island record support inclusion; yellow because accessible 2022 text does not explicitly state live state. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Dolabella auricularia
- Common names
- Eared Sea Hare
- Other names
- Dolabella auricularia
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Authoritative survey or expert evidence verifies Kauaʻi occurrence historically; community observations were not used to promote the record to CURRENT.
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Dolabella auricularia is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Expert island distribution, accepted identity, and recent island record support inclusion; yellow because accessible 2022 text does not explicitly state live state. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.