Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Opisthobranchia > Order Pleurobranchomorpha > Superfamily Pleurobranchoidea > Family Pleurobranchidae > Genus Pleurobranchus

Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PleurobranchusCuvier, 1804accepted genus name
Oscanius Leach in Gray, 1847 synonym

Species group names

Oscanius semperi Vayssière, 1897 synonym
Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssière, 1897 synonym

Literature

original description

Rüppell E. & Leuckart F.S. (1828-1830). Mollusca [in] Atlas zu des Reise im Nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. 1. Abth. Zoologie. 5. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meers. Frankfurt, H.L. Brönner pp. 1-22, pl. 1-12 [1828], pp. 23-47 [probably 1830]

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

additional source

Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453

additional source

Yonow N. (2008) Sea slugs of the Red Sea. 304 pp. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft.

status source

ICZN 1993. Opinion 1767. Pleurobranchus forskalii Ruppell & Leuckart, [1828] and P. testudinarius Cantraine, 1835 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): specific names conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 51(2): 164-165.

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2014). Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140819

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2013-07-18 by Manuel Caballer

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