Pleurobranchaea meckeli

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Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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A lateral view of a live Pleurobranchaea meckeli
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P. meckeli
Binomial name
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
(Blainville, 1825) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pleurobranchaea chiajeiLocard, 1886 (Unjustified emendation of dellechiaii)
  • Pleurobranchaea dellechiaiiVérany, 1846
  • Pleurobranchaea notmecEv. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
  • Pleurobranchaea vayssiereiEv. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
  • Pleurobranchidium meckeliBlainville, 1825 (original combination)

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]

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Description

The length of the body attains 15 centimetres (5.9 in),

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde and Portugal.

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References

  1. Blainville H. M. (D. de) (1825-1827). Manuel de Malacologie et de Conchyliologie . Paris, Levrault, p. 471
  2. Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 10 January 2019.