Pleurobranchus areolatus

Author
Mörch, 1863
Common Names
  • Atlantic Sidegill Slug

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
70 meters
Overall Geographic Range
E. Florida to Brazil; Eastern Atlantic
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • reef lagoon
Microhabitat
  • reef lagoon
  • sand
  • rock
  • coral
References

  • Cooley, N. R. 1978. An inventory of the estuarine fauna in the vicinity of Pensacola, Florida. Florida Marine Research Publications 31: ii + 119.

  • Marcus, E., and E. d. B.-R. Marcus. 1970. Opisthobranchs from Curaçao and faunistically related regions. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 33(122): 1–129.

  • Marcus, E. [d. B.-R.], and E. Marcus. 1962. Opisthobranchs from Florida and the Virgin Islands. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean 12(3): 450–488.

  • Marcus, E. [d. B.-R.], and E. Marcus. 1967b. Tropical American opisthobranchs. Studies in Tropical Oceanography 6: 1–137.

  • Tunnell, J. W., Jr. 1974. Ecological and Geographical Distribution of Mollusca of Lobos and Enmedio Coral Reefs, Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Ph.D. dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. xii + 157 + [i]

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, 05-08-2024.

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