Species sheet
Blunt-end sea hare
Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
AnimalsOther Opisthobranchs
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Eared sea hareBritish English
- Hatchet sea hare British English
- Shoulder-blade sea catBritish English
- Wedge seahareBritish English
- Biete SeehaseGerman (Germany)
- Liebre de marEuropean Spanish
- Lièvre de mer à oreilleFrench (France)
- Dolabelle auriculéeFrench (France)
- Dolabelle communeFrench (France)
- Lepre di mareItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
- Aplysia ecaudata
- Aplysia gigas
- Aplysia rumphii
- Aplysia teremidi
- Aplysia truncata
- Dolabella californica
- Dolabella ecaudata
- Dolabella gigas
- Dolabella rumphii
- Dolabella scapula
- Dolabella variegata
- Patella
- Patella scapula
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, MÜLLER Yves in : DORIS, 28/12/2014 : Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2104
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2160
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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