Pneumoderma mediterraneum

Pneumoderma mediterraneum Van Beneden, 1838

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WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Pneumoderma mediterraneum van Beneden, 1838

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassTectipleura
OrderPteropoda
SuborderGymnosomata
SuperfamilyClionoidea
FamilyPneumodermatidae
GenusPneumoderma
SpeciesPneumoderma mediterraneum van Beneden, 1838
Synonyms

  • Pneumodermon audebardi Rang, 1852
  • Pneumodermon macrocotylum Boas, 1886

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Pneumoderma, from Greek “pneumein”, breathe + “derma”, skin.
  • Mediterraneum, from Latin “médium”, middle, intermediate space, center + “terra”, Earth. From the Mediterranean Sea.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Pneumoderma mediterraneum
Sources:
OBIS
GROC 2010-2011
Enric Madrenas
João Pedro Silva
Bernard Picton
GBIF
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 Pneumoderma mediterraneum based on our own records.

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Bibliography

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    Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Pneumoderma mediterraneum" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/03/2013. Accessed: 06/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7201)