Polycera aurantiomarginata

Polycera aurantiomarginata García-Gómez & Bobo, 1984

Polycera aurantiomarginata by José Carlos García Gómez

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Ringipleura  

 

Superorder

Nudipleura  

 

Order

Nudibranchia  

 

Suborder

Doridina  

 

Infraorder

Doridoidei  

 

Superfamily

Polyceroidea  

 

Family

Polyceridae  

 

Subfamily

Polycerinae  

 

Genus

Polycera  

 

Species

Polycera aurantiomarginata  García-Gómez & Bobo, 1984

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 140831).
Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Polycera. From Greek “polys”, many + “keras”, horns.
  • Aurantiomarginata. From Latin “aurantiacus”, golden colour + “margo”, margin, border.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Polycera aurantiomarginata
Sources:
: OBIS
: GROC 2010-2011
: Enric Madrenas
: João Pedro Silva
: Bernard Picton
: GBIF.ORG
: OPK
: VIMAR
: Manuel Ballesteros.
: M@re Nostrum
: Altres fonts
: Marine Regions

Abundance

    Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Polycera aurantiomarginata based on our own records.

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Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Polycera aurantiomarginata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/10/2013. Accessed: 19/03/2024. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=11273)

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