Re: Gastropteron rubrum from Mediterranean France

September 6, 2001
From: Erwin Koehler

Hi Bill,
Gastropteron meckeli Kosse, 1813 is the older name for Gastropteron rubrum. It is one year older than Sarcopterus ruber Rafinesque, 1814.
Erwin

Erwin@medslugs.de

Koehler, E., 2001 (Sep 6) Re: Gastropteron rubrum from Mediterranean France. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5210

Dear Erwin,
Thanks for your comment about its name. Lucas Cervera has made the same comment. I don't think it is quite as simple as it at first appears. I have posted my comments separately. Hopefully someone in Europe has access to Kosse, 1813 and can check whether the species name G. meckeli is actually described, or even used in that publication.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

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