Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00263
Verconia varians
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About Verconia varians
Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi explicitly lists Kauaʻi; a 2020 community observation corroborates.
Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Verconia varians accepted (AphiaID 866667); expert account notes Thorunna/Noumea historical usage.
Expert account reports rocky habitats at 3-30 m.
Expert distribution, accepted taxonomy, shallow habitat, and modern 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
- Verconia varians
- Other names
- Verconia varians
- 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
- Verconia varians is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Expert distribution, accepted taxonomy, shallow habitat, and modern corroboration validate current occurrence. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.