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Taxonomy
Family:
PLEUROBRANCHAEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Pleurobranchida (Order)
> Pleurobranchoidea (Superfamily)
> Pleurobranchaeidae (Family)
> Pleurobranchaea (Genus)
> maculata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Koonsia Verrill, 1882
=Macfarlandaea Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
=Pleurobranchidium Leue, 1813
=Pleurobranchillus Bergh, 1892
Synonymised Names:
=Pleurobranchaea novaezealandiae Cheeseman, 1878
=Pleurobranchidium maculatum Quoy & Gairmard, 1832
Images: Pleurobranchaea maculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Pilot Bay, Mt. Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 80mm. © Matthew Jones
Taxonomy
Family:
PLEUROBRANCHAEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Pleurobranchida (Order)
> Pleurobranchoidea (Superfamily)
> Pleurobranchaeidae (Family)
> Pleurobranchaea (Genus)
> maculata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Koonsia Verrill, 1882
=Macfarlandaea Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
=Pleurobranchidium Leue, 1813
=Pleurobranchillus Bergh, 1892
Synonymised Names:
=Pleurobranchaea novaezealandiae Cheeseman, 1878
=Pleurobranchidium maculatum Quoy & Gairmard, 1832
Details: Pleurobranchaea maculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 95mm
Distribution:
North and South Islands
Notes:
Marine, Shell absent
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NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil