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Pneumoderma violaceum

Pneumoderma violaceum d’Orbigny, 1834

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WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Pneumoderma violaceum A. d'Orbigny, 1836

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassTectipleura
OrderPteropoda
SuborderGymnosomata
SuperfamilyClionoidea
FamilyPneumodermatidae
GenusPneumoderma
SpeciesPneumoderma violaceum A. d'Orbigny, 1836

Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [140823]

Synonyms

  • 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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Abundance

Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
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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 violaceum" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/03/2013. Accessed: 28/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=7206)