Dolabella is a genus of sea slugs or sea hares, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.

Description

In the sea hares of the genus Dolabella the back end of the body has turned into a slanted disc-like shield, with a large, calcified shell buried inside. The color is variable, with specks of green and brown.

There are fossil records of † Dolabella aldrichi from the Early Miocene, found in the Chipola Formation in Florida

Species

Species within the genus Dolabella include:

thumb|left|[[Dolabella auricularia]]

  • † Dolabella aldrichi
  • Dolabella auricularia <small>Lightfoot, 1786</small> or Wedge Sea Hare
  • Dolabella gigas <small>Rang, 1828</small>
  • Distribution : Indian Ocean.
  • Description : The internal shell has a saucer-shaped extension; armed penis

;Species brought into synonymy:

  • Dolabella aldrichi <small>Dall, 1890</small> †: synonym of Floribella aldrichi <small>(Dall, 1890)</small> † (original combination)
  • Dolabella andersoni <small>Allan, 1941</small>: synonym of Dolabella auricularia <small>(Lightfoot, 1786)</small>
  • Dolabella callosa <small>Lamarck, 1801</small>: synonym of Dolabella auricularia <small>(Lightfoot, 1786) </small>
  • Dolabella cheni <small>Sun, 1960</small>: synonym of Dolabella auricularia <small>(Lightfoot, 1786) </small>
  • Dolabella dolabrifera <small>Rang, 1828</small>: synonym of Dolabrifera dolabrifera <small>(Rang, 1828)</small>
  • Dolabella ecaudata <small>(Rang, 1828)</small>: synonym of Dolabella auricularia <small>(Lightfoot, 1786) </small>
  • Dolabella fragilis <small>Lamarck, 1822</small>: synonym of Aplysia depilans <small>Gmelin, 1791</small>
  • Dolabella gigas <small>(Rang, 1828)</small>: synonym of Dolabella auricularia <small>(Lightfoot, 1786) </small>
  • Dolabella hasselti <small>Férussac in Rang, 1828</small>: synonym of Dolabella auricularia <small>(Lightfoot, 1786) </small>
  • Dolabella laevis <small>Blainville, 1819</small>: synonym of Aplysia depilans<small> Gmelin, 1791</small>
  • Dolabella lepus <small>Risso, 1826</small>: synonym of Aplysia depilans <small>Gmelin, 1791</small> (dubious synonym)
  • Dolabella rumphii <small>Blainville, 1819</small>: synonym of Dolabella auricularia <small>(Lightfoot, 1786) </small>
  • Dolabella scapula <small>O'Donoghue, 1929</small>: synonym of Dolabella auricularia <small>(Lightfoot, 1786) </small> (non-binomial)
  • Dolabella variegata <small>Pease, 1860</small>: synonym of Dolabella auricularia <small>(Lightfoot, 1786) </small>

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