Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00259
Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi
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About Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi
Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi explicitly lists Kauaʻi; 2022 and 2024 community observations corroborate.
Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi accepted (AphiaID 1055261); expert account documents Philinopsis/Aglaja historical usage.
Expert account reports tide pools, protected 1-3 m habitat, and Halimeda beds at 9-15 m (with records to 24 m).
Expert island distribution, accepted name, shallow habitat, and recent 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
- Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi
- Other names
- Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi
- 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
- Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryi is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Expert island distribution, accepted name, shallow habitat, and recent corroboration validate current occurrence. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.