Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00222
Spurilla braziliana
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About Spurilla braziliana
Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi explicitly includes Kauaʻi in distribution; a 2026 Kauaʻi community observation corroborates occurrence.
WoRMS/MolluscaBase AphiaID 141634 is the cited authority record; expert account notes historical misapplication as Spurilla neapolitana.
Expert account documents shallow rocky habitats.
Occurrence and shallow habitat are supported; confidence is yellow because Pacific identity/biogeographic status remains under discussion. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Spurilla braziliana
- Other names
- Spurilla braziliana
- 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
- Spurilla braziliana is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Occurrence and shallow habitat are supported; confidence is yellow because Pacific identity/biogeographic status remains under discussion. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.