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Species of gastropod
Peltodoris punctifera
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Order:
Nudibranchia
Suborder:
Doridina
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Discodorididae
Genus:
Peltodoris
Species:
P. punctifera
Binomial name
Peltodoris punctifera (Abraham, 1877)
Synonyms
“Montereina” punctifera (Abraham, 1877) · accepted, alternate representation
Doris orbignyi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (Invalid: junior homonym of Doris orbignyi Férussac, 1822 ; Doris punctifera is a replacement name)
Doris punctata d'Orbigny, 1839 (Invalid: junior homonym of Doris punctata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831 , and Doris punctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 ; Doris orbignyi H. & A. Adams, 1858 , is a replacement name)
Doris punctifera Abraham, 1877 (original combination)
Peltodoris punctifera is a
species of
sea slug , a dorid
nudibranch , shell-less
marine
gastropod
mollusks in the family
Discodorididae .
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in European waters.
References
Abraham P. (1877), Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 196-269, pl. 28-30
Ortea J. & Bacallado J.J. (1981). Les Dorididae (Gastropoda) décrits des Canaries par Alcide d'Orbigny . Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. (4)3, section A, 3: 575-584
Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina) . Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.