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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00262

Verconia simplex

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

Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi explicitly lists Kauaʻi but supplies no dated Kauaʻi specimen on the main page.

Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Verconia simplex accepted (AphiaID 866663); expert account notes Hypselodoris peasei/Noumea simplex usage.

Expert account cites shallow subtidal under-rock habitat and recent specimens around 6 m.

Expert island account and shallow habitat support historical occurrence; no recent dated Kauaʻi evidence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Verconia simplex
Other names
Verconia simplex
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Authoritative island occurrence; current Kauaʻi recency not established.
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
Verconia simplex is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Expert island account and shallow habitat support historical occurrence; no recent dated Kauaʻi evidence.

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