Pleurobranchaea meckelii
Leue, 1813

Order: NOTASPIDEA
Superfamily: PLEUROBRANCHOIDEA
Family: Pleurobranchidae

PHOTO

Gran Canaria Island, Canary Ids, off West Africa, divesite Sardina del Norte. Size about 7 cm, depth 12 m, June 1999. PHOTO: Arthur J. Telle.

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References:
•Cattaneo-Vietti,R; Burlando,B; Senes,L (1993): Life history and diet of Pleurobranchaea meckelii (Opisthobranchia: Notaspidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 59: 309-313.
•Marcus, E. & Gosliner, T.M. (1984) Review of the family Pleurobranchaeidae (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia). Annals of the South African Museum, 93(1): 1-52.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 11) Pleurobranchaea meckelii Leue, 1813. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/pleumeck

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