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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00248

Thuridilla neona

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Thuridilla neona — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Thuridilla neona

Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi explicitly lists Kauaʻi; two 2020 community observations corroborate.

Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Thuridilla neona accepted (AphiaID 494502).

Expert account documents rocky bottoms mostly <1-3 m, rarely to 12 m.

Expert island account and shallow habitat plus accepted taxonomy and modern corroboration validate current occurrence. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Thuridilla neona
Other names
Thuridilla neona
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
Thuridilla neona is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Expert island account and shallow habitat plus accepted taxonomy and modern corroboration validate current occurrence. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.

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