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 Doridoidea > Family Discodorididae > Genus Platydoris

Platydoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Platydoris*	Bergh, 1877	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Doris argo*	Linnaeus, 1767	synonym
*Doris canariensis*	A. d'Orbigny, 1839	synonym
*Doris infranaevata*	Abraham, 1877	synonym
*Doris subtumida*	Abraham, 1877	synonym
*Platydoris dura*	Pruvot-Fol, 1951	synonym
*Platydoris philippi*	Bergh, 1877	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: redbrown leathery doris; redbrown nudibranch sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

French: doris argo; doris fauve sources: DORIS: Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et de la flore Subaquatiques.

German: Rotbraune Ledernachtschnecke; Rotbraune Ledernacktschnecke

Literature

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.
additional source	Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. ConchBooks. Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Platydoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767). 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:140792