Pneumoderma violaceum d’Orbigny, 1834
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 violaceum A. d'Orbigny, 1836 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 140823). |
- Cirrifer paradoxus Pfeffer, 1879
- Pneumoderma atlanticum (Oken, 1815)
- Pneumoderma atlanticum pacificum Dall, 1871
- Pneumoderma atlanticum var. bonnevii van der Spoel, 1972
- Pneumoderma boasi Pelseneer, 1905
- Pneumoderma eurycotylum Meisenheimer, 1905
- Pneumoderma pacificum Dall, 1871
- Pneumoderma peronii Cuvier, 1816
- Pneumoderma pygmaeum Tesch, 1903
- Pneumoderma souleyeti Pelseneer, 1887
- Pneumoderma violaceum pacificum Dall, 1871
- Pneumodermis atlanticus Oken, 1815
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Pneumoderma, from Greek “pneumein”, breathe + “derma”, skin.
- Violaceum, from Latin “violaceus”, dark blue or purple.
Distribution
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: 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
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Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Bibliography
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Ballesteros M, Madrenas E, Pontes M. 2016. Actualización del catálogo de los moluscos opistobranquios (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) de las costas catalanas. Spira. 6:1–28.
Ballesteros M, Madrenas E, Pontes M. 2025. OPK - Opistobranquis. Available from https://opistobranquis.info/.
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D’Orbigny A. 1834. Voyage dans l’Amérique méridionale... exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833. P. Bertrand, Paris, and Levrault, Strasbourg. Available online from Biodiversity Heritage Library [Text] [Atlas].
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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.
Templado J, Villanueva R. 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. Recherches anatomiques sur le Pneumodermon violaceum d’Orbigny. Müller’s Archiv Anat., .: 296-304, pls 9-10.
WoRMS Editorial Board. 2025. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. Available from http://www.marinespecies.org.
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2012-2025) "Pneumoderma violaceum" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/03/2013. Accessed: 03/02/2025. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7206)