Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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A lateral view of a live Pleurobranchaea meckeli | |
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Superfamily: | Pleurobranchoidea
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Species: | P. meckeli
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)[1]
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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]
Description[]
The length of the body attains 150 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde and Portugal.
References[]
- ^ Blainville H. M. (D. de) (1825-1827). Manuel de Malacologie et de Conchyliologie. Paris, Levrault, p. 471
- ^ Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 January 2019.
External links[]
- Photos of Pleurobranchaea meckeli on Sealife Collection
Categories:
- Pleurobranchaeidae
- Gastropods described in 1813
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
- Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea
- Molluscs of Europe
- Gastropods of Cape Verde