OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Opisthobranchia Pleurobranchaeidae 

Pleurobranchaea maculata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pleurobranchea granulosa Bergh
   Pleurobranchea dorsalis Allan
   Pleurobranchidium maculatum Quoy and Gaimard, 1832
   Pleurobranchaea novaezealandiae Cheeseman, 1878
   Pleurobranchaea maculata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832) Vayssiere, 1901

Distribution

see

  ABRS RegionsAustralia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew Zealand
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri Lanka

Keywords

feeds on: animals 

References

 Marcus, E.B. & T.M. Gosliner 1984. p.11 Figs 2D, 25E [synonymy, description, distribution, key]  General reference
 Willan, R.C. 1983. p.254 Figs 57-70 [description,distribution, synonymy]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Heterobranchia
                Unplaced
                  Opisthobranchia
                    Pleurobranchaeidae de Ferussac, 1822
                      Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813
                        Pleurobranchaea (Described) species
                          Pleurobranchaea (Described) maculata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=42532) created by Opistobranch Import on 2001-03-28. Record last updated by delmar on 2001-12-17.