Pleurobranchaea meckeli

Pleurobranchaea meckeli is a species of sea slug, specifically a side gill slug or notaspideans. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchaeidae.[2]

Pleurobranchaea meckeli
A lateral view of a live Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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. meckeli
Binomial name
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
(Blainville, 1825)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pleurobranchaea chiajei Locard, 1886 (Unjustified emendation of dellechiaii)
  • Pleurobranchaea dellechiaii Vérany, 1846
  • Pleurobranchaea notmec Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
  • Pleurobranchaea vayssierei Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
  • Pleurobranchidium meckeli Blainville, 1825 (original combination)

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 Cape Verde and Portugal.

References
  1. Blainville H. M. (D. de) (1825-1827). Manuel de Malacologie et de Conchyliologie. Paris, Levrault, p. 471
  2. Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 January 2019.
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