Pleurobranchaea inconspicua?
Bergh, 1897

Order: NOTASPIDEA
Superfamily: PLEUROBRANCHOIDEA
Family: Pleurobranchidae

DISTRIBUTION

West Atlantic - Cape Hatteras to Argentina.
West Africa - Ivory Caost to Nigeria.

PHOTO

West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, Depth: 15 feet. February, 2001. Approx 2 inches [5cm] long. Photo: Anne DuPont

See discussion below about problems identifying this species.

References:
• 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., 2001 (August 20) Pleurobranchaea inconspicua? Bergh, 1897. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/pleuinco

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