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Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813

Pleurobranchaea meckeli
Pleurobranchaea meckeli

138363  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138363)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Ringipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Nudipleura (Superorder)
  9. Pleurobranchida (Order)
  10. Pleurobranchoidea (Superfamily)
  11. Pleurobranchaeidae (Family)
  12. Pleurobranchaea (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Koonsia A. E. Verrill, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Pleurobranchaea agassizii Bergh, 1897
  2. Species Pleurobranchaea augusta Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
  3. Species Pleurobranchaea britannica Turani, Carmona, Barry, Close, Bullimore & Cervera, 2024
  4. Species Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897
  5. Species Pleurobranchaea bubala Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
  6. Species Pleurobranchaea californica MacFarland, 1966
  7. Species Pleurobranchaea catherinae Dayrat, 2001
  8. Species Pleurobranchaea gela Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1966
  9. Species Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897
  10. Species Pleurobranchaea japonica Thiele, 1925
  11. Species Pleurobranchaea maculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  12. Species Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)
  13. Species Pleurobranchaea morosa (Bergh, 1892)
  14. Species Pleurobranchaea obesa (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
  15. Species Pleurobranchaea spiroporphyra Alvim, Simone & Pimenta, 2014
  16. Species Pleurobranchaea tarda A. E. Verrill, 1880
  17. Species Pleurobranchaea bonnieae Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 accepted as Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897 (uncertain synonym)
  18. Species Pleurobranchaea capensis Vayssière, 1900 accepted as Pleurobranchaea tarda A. E. Verrill, 1880 (junior synonym)
  19. Species Pleurobranchaea chiajei Locard, 1886 accepted as Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825) (Unjustified emendation of dellechiaii)
  20. Species Pleurobranchaea confusa Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 accepted as Pleurobranchaea obesa (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
  21. Species Pleurobranchaea dellechiaii Vérany, 1846 accepted as Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)
  22. Species Pleurobranchaea dorsalis J. K. Allan, 1933 accepted as Pleurobranchaea maculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  23. Species Pleurobranchaea gemini Macnae, 1962 accepted as Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897
  24. Species Pleurobranchaea hamva Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1955 accepted as Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897
  25. Species Pleurobranchaea hedgpethi Abbott, 1952 accepted as Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  26. Species Pleurobranchaea notmec Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 accepted as Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)
  27. Species Pleurobranchaea novaezealandiae Cheeseman, 1878 accepted as Pleurobranchaea maculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Species Pleurobranchaea vayssierei Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 accepted as Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)
  29. Species Pleurobranchaea algoensis Thiele, 1925 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  30. Species Pleurobranchaea melanopus Bergh, 1907 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  31. Species Pleurobranchaea morula Bergh, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  32. Species Pleurobranchaea pleurobrancheana (Bergh, 1907) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine
Leue, S. F. (1813). De Pleurobranchaea novo molluscorum genere. Halle, 13 pp. + 1 pl. [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138363 on 2025-04-09
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2006-04-04 09:07:56Z
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Vandepitte, Leen
2010-10-12 15:33:09Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2012-01-06 20:45:09Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2012-07-12 07:40:43Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2019-11-24 20:41:36Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Leue, S. F. (1813). De Pleurobranchaea novo molluscorum genere. Halle, 13 pp. + 1 pl. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Macfarlandaea Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984) Marcus, Ev.; Gosliner, T. (1984). Review of the family Pleurobranchaeidae. Annals of the South African Museum. 93: 1-52., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40692963 [details] 

original description (of Pleurobranchidium Leue, 1813) Leue, S. F. (1813). De Pleurobranchaea novo molluscorum genere. Halle, 13 pp. + 1 pl.
page(s): 11 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pleurobranchillus Bergh, 1892) Bergh, L. S. R. (1892). Opistobranches provenant des campagnes du yacht Hirondelle. Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert 1er, Prince souverain de Monaco. 4: 1-35., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18692
page(s): 27-28 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

 
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Authority The name Pleurobranchaea is often attributed to Meckel, who was Leue's thesis supervisor. [details]
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli (eggs)
Pleurobranchaea meckeli (eggs)
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli (eggs)
Pleurobranchaea meckeli (eggs)
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli, Fig.1
Pleurobranchaea meckeli, Fig.1
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli, Fig.2
Pleurobranchaea meckeli, Fig.2
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli, Fig.3
Pleurobranchaea meckeli, Fig.3
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli, Fig.4
Pleurobranchaea meckeli, Fig.4
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Pleurobranchaea sp.)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pleurobranchaea sp.)
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