Pleurobranchus areolatus
Mörch, 1863

Order: NOTASPIDEA
Superfamily: PLEUROBRANCHOIDEA
Family: Pleurobranchidae

DISTRIBUTION

West Atlantic - Caribbean to Brazil; possibly east Pacific.

PHOTO

Santa Marta, Colombia [Caribbean coast], 3-5cm long. Photos: Phanor Montoya

For discussion on identity see Phanor Montoya's message below.

Reference:
• Mörch, O.A.L. (1863) Contributions à la Faune malacologique des Antilles danoises. Journal de Conchyliologie, 11: 21-43.
• Thompson, T.E. (1977) Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 43(2): 93-139, pls.1-3.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 21) Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/pleuareo

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