Pneumoderma mediterraneum Van Beneden, 1838
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Pteropoda | |
Suborder | Gymnosomata | |
Superfamily | Clionoidea | |
Family | Pneumodermatidae | |
Genus | Pneumoderma | |
Species | Pneumoderma mediterraneum Van Beneden, 1838 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 140822). |
- 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
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
More pictures
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Bibliography
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Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2016. Actualización del catálogo de los moluscos opistobranquios (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) de las costas catalanas. Spira. 6: 1–28.
Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2023. OPK - Opistobranquis. (https://opistobranquis.info/).
Boas, J. E. V. 1886. Spolia Atlantica. Bidrag til Pteropodernes. Morfologi og systematik samt til kundskaben om deres geografiske udbredelse. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes-Selskabs Skrifter. Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling (6)4(1): 1-231 pl. 1-6.
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Pruvot-Fol, A. 1924. Étude de quelques gymnosomes méditerranéens des pêches de “l’Orvet” en 1921 et 1922. Arch. Zool. Exp. Gén. 62(6): 345-400, 32 figs, pls 15-16.
Riedl, R. 1983. Fauna und Flora der Mittelmeeres, ein systematischer Meeresfuhrer fur Biologen und Naturfreunde, 836 pp. Paul Parey, Hamburg & Berlin.
Templado, J., and R. Villanueva. 2010. Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148-198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp.
van Beneden, P. 1838. Note sur une nouvelle espèce de Pneumoderme. Nouveaux Mémoires de l’Académie royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Bruxelles 11: 13-15 pl. 3.
van der Spoel, S., and J. R. Dadon. 1999. Pteropoda. pp. 649-706, in: D. Boltovsloy (ed.), South Atlantic Zooplankton. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
WoRMS Editorial Board. 2023. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. (http://www.marinespecies.org).
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Pneumoderma mediterraneum" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/03/2013. Accessed: 22/09/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7201)