Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00242
Thecacera pacifica
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About Thecacera pacifica
Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi explicitly lists Kauaʻi; a 2023 community observation corroborates.
Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Thecacera pacifica accepted (AphiaID 420618).
Expert account reports sand/debris/Halimeda at 8-18 m and rocky habitat at 2-6 m.
Expert island account, accepted name, shallow habitat, and modern corroboration support current status. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Thecacera pacifica
- Other names
- Thecacera pacifica
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Authoritative Kauaʻi occurrence is established, but the authoritative source is historical or undated; later community observations are corroborative only and do not establish present-day persistence.
- 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
- Thecacera pacifica is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Expert island account, accepted name, shallow habitat, and modern corroboration support current status. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.