Gastropteron

Gastropteron
Gastropteron bicornutum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Gastropteridae
Genus:	Gastropteron Kosse, 1813

Gastropteron is a genus of small colorful sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Gastropteridae. ^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Gastropteron include:

• Gastropteron bicornutum Baba & Tokioka, 1965
• Gastropteron chacmol Gosliner, 1989
• Gastropteron hamanni Gosliner, 1989
• Gastropteron japonicum Tokioka & Baba, 1964
• Gastropteron odhneri Gosliner, 1989
• Gastropteron pacificum Bergh, 1894
• Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814)
• Gastropteron sibogae Bergh, 1905
• Gastropteron sinense A. Adams, 1861
• Gastropteron vespertilium Gosliner & Armes, 1984 – flapping dingbat
• Gastropteron viride Tokioka & Baba, 1964

Synonymy:

• Gastropteron alboaurantiumGosliner, 1984 = Siphopteron alboaurantium (Gosliner, 1984)
• Gastropteron brunneomarginatumCarlson & Hoff, 1974 = Siphopteron brunneomarginatum (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)
• Gastropteron cinereumDall, 1925 = Gastropteron pacificum Bergh, 1894
• Gastropteron citrinumCarlson & Hoff, 1974 = Siphopteron citrinum (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)
• Gastropteron flavobrunneumGosliner, 1984 = Siphopteron flavobrunneum (Gosliner, 1984)
• Gastropteron flavumTokioka & Baba, 1964 = Siphopteron flavum (Tokioka & Baba, 1964)
• Gastropteron fuscumBaba & Tokioka, 1965 = Siphopteron fuscum (Baba & Tokioka, 1965)
• Gastropteron ladronesCarlson & Hoff, 1974 = Siphopteron ladrones (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)
• Gastropteron meckeliBlainville, 1825 = Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814)
• Gastropteron michaeliGosliner & Williams, 1988 = Siphopteron michaeli (Gosliner & Williams, 1988)
• Gastropteron pohnpeiHoff & Carlson, 1983 = Siphopteron pohnpei (Hoff & Carlson, 1983)

References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Gastropteron. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181211 on 2015-06-30