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Pleurobranchus semperi (Vayssière, 1896)

208633  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208633)

 unaccepted
Species
marine
(of Oscanius semperi Vayssière, 1896) Vayssière, A. (1897 ["1896"]). Description des coquilles de quelques espèces nouvelles ou peu connues de Pleurobranchidés. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 44(2): 113-137., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124693 [details]   
Description Up to 10 cm long. Animals may vary in colour from brown or red to orange. Dorsal pattern of dark and light polygons and...  
Description Up to 10 cm long. Animals may vary in colour from brown or red to orange. Dorsal pattern of dark and light polygons and tubercles, with the larger polygons often outlined in white. The gills are located on the right side as a tuberculate, tapered cone, it lays white concertina-like egg masses. An acidic mucus can be secreted if disturbed. Habitat: eulittoral in seagrass beds. Distribution: W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pleurobranchus semperi (Vayssière, 1896). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208633 on 2024-03-28
Date
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1998-09-02 09:02:48Z
created
1998-09-02 12:30:17Z
changed
2012-08-15 02:02:24Z
changed
2022-09-03 20:04:46Z
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original description  (of Oscanius semperi Vayssière, 1896) Vayssière, A. (1897 ["1896"]). Description des coquilles de quelques espèces nouvelles ou peu connues de Pleurobranchidés. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 44(2): 113-137., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124693 [details]   

basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
From other sources
Description Up to 10 cm long. Animals may vary in colour from brown or red to orange. Dorsal pattern of dark and light polygons and tubercles, with the larger polygons often outlined in white. The gills are located on the right side as a tuberculate, tapered cone, it lays white concertina-like egg masses. An acidic mucus can be secreted if disturbed. Habitat: eulittoral in seagrass beds. Distribution: W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean. [details]

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