Peltodoris punctifera

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Peltodoris punctifera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Peltodoris
Species:
P. punctifera
Binomial name
Peltodoris punctifera
(Abraham, 1877)
Synonyms
  • “Montereina” punctifera(Abraham, 1877) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Doris orbignyiH. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (Invalid: junior homonym of Doris orbignyiFérussac, 1822; Doris punctifera is a replacement name)
  • Doris punctatad'Orbigny, 1839 (Invalid: junior homonym of Doris punctataRüppell & Leuckart, 1831, and Doris punctataQuoy & Gaimard, 1832; Doris orbignyiH. & A. Adams, 1858, is a replacement name)
  • Doris punctiferaAbraham, 1877 (original combination)

Peltodoris punctifera is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. [1] [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in European waters.

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References

  1. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN   3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  2. Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Peltodoris punctifera (Abraham, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139571 on 2015-11-20