Pleurobranchaea meckelii
Pleurobranchaea meckelii | |
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A lateral view of a live Pleurobranchaea meckelii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Pleurobranchomorpha |
Superfamily: | Pleurobranchoidea |
Family: | Pleurobranchaeidae |
Genus: | Pleurobranchaea |
Species: | P. meckelii |
Binomial name | |
Pleurobranchaea meckelii Leue, 1813 | |
Synonyms | |
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Pleurobranchaea meckelii is a species of sea slug, specifically a side gill slug or notaspideans. ctendium present.It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchaeidae.[1]
Description
The length of the body attains 150 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the North Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes and Portugal.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Pleurobranchaea meckeli. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140818 on 2015-10-20
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