Berghia verrucicornis

Author
A. Costa, 1864

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Min Depth
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Max Depth
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Overall Geographic Range
N. Carolina to Brazil; Eastern Atlantic
Habitat-Biology
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • pelagic
References

  • Marcus, E. d. B.-R. 1972a. On some opisthobranchs from Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 22(2): 284–308.

  • Marcus, E. [d. B.-R.], and E. Marcus. 1960b. Some opisthobranchs from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Publications of the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Texas 6: 251–264.

  • Odé, H., and A. B. Speers. 1971c. Notes concerning Texas beach shells. [Nudibranchia, Aplysiacea]. Texas Conchologist 8(1): 2–3, 8.

Endnotes

  • Berghia verrucicornis: Sometimes misidentified as Berghia coerulescens (Laurillard, 1830); see Ev. Marcus (1972a); may itself be a misidentification of Berghia rissodominguezi Muniain and Ortea, 1999; see Valdés et al. (2006).

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-05-2024.

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