Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Euthyneura > Subterclass Ringipleura > Superorder Nudipleura > Order Nudibranchia > Suborder Doridina > Infraorder Doridoidei > Superfamily Onchidoridoidea > Family Goniodorididae > Subfamily Goniodoridinae > Genus Pelagella

Pelagella castanea (Alder & Hancock, 1845)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PelagellaJ. E. Gray, 1850accepted genus name

Species group names

Doris pareti Vérany, 1846 synonym
Goniodoris castanea Alder & Hancock, 1845 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: Chestnut Pump Dorid

Literature

additional source

Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). Southern African Sea Slugs. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.

new combination reference

Paz-Sedano, S.; Smirnoff, D.; Gosliner, T. M.; Pola, M. (2023). When a genus must become two: resurrection of Pelagella Gray, 1850 with the description of six new species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 89(2).

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pelagella castanea (Alder & Hancock, 1845). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1663340

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2023-06-11 by Philippe Bouchet

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