ERMS taxon details
Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863
181218 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181218)
accepted
Species
Pleurobranchus atlanticus Abbott, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pleurobranchus reesi K. White, 1952 · unaccepted
Susania gardineri K. White, 1952 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine
Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1863). Contributions à la faune malacologique des Antilles danoises. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 11(1): 21-43., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15338052
page(s): 28-29 [details]
page(s): 28-29 [details]
Note St. Thomas, West Indies
Type locality St. Thomas, West Indies [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181218 on 2025-06-06
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863. Accessed at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181218 on 2025-06-06
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original description
Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1863). Contributions à la faune malacologique des Antilles danoises. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 11(1): 21-43., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15338052
page(s): 28-29 [details]
original description (of Pleurobranchus reesi K. White, 1952) White, K. M. (1952). On a collection of molluscs from Dry Tortugas, Florida. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 29: 106-120, pl. 6. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Susania gardineri K. White, 1952) White, K. M. (1952). On a collection of molluscs from Dry Tortugas, Florida. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 29: 106-120, pl. 6. [details] Available for editors
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Goodheart J., Camacho-García Y., Padula V., Schrödl M., Cervera J.L., Gosliner T.M. & Valdés Á. (2015). Systematics and biogeography of <i>Pleurobranchus</i> Cuvier, 1804, sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 174: 322-362., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12237 [details]
additional source Alvim J. & Pimenta A.D. (2016). Comparative morphology and redescription of <i>Pleurobranchus</i> species (Gastropoda, Pleurobranchoidea) from Brazil. <em>Zoological Studies.</em> 55: 15., available online at https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2016.55-15 [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
additional source Behrens D.W. (2004) Pacific Coast nudibranchs, Supplement II. New species to the Pacific Coast and new information on the oldies. <i>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences</i> (4) 55(2): 11–54., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/scipubs/pdfs/v55/proccas_v55_n02.pdf [details]
redescription Thompson, T. E. (1977). Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43: 93-140. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 28-29 [details]
original description (of Pleurobranchus reesi K. White, 1952) White, K. M. (1952). On a collection of molluscs from Dry Tortugas, Florida. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 29: 106-120, pl. 6. [details] Available for editors

original description (of Susania gardineri K. White, 1952) White, K. M. (1952). On a collection of molluscs from Dry Tortugas, Florida. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 29: 106-120, pl. 6. [details] Available for editors

context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Goodheart J., Camacho-García Y., Padula V., Schrödl M., Cervera J.L., Gosliner T.M. & Valdés Á. (2015). Systematics and biogeography of <i>Pleurobranchus</i> Cuvier, 1804, sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 174: 322-362., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12237 [details]
additional source Alvim J. & Pimenta A.D. (2016). Comparative morphology and redescription of <i>Pleurobranchus</i> species (Gastropoda, Pleurobranchoidea) from Brazil. <em>Zoological Studies.</em> 55: 15., available online at https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2016.55-15 [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors

additional source Behrens D.W. (2004) Pacific Coast nudibranchs, Supplement II. New species to the Pacific Coast and new information on the oldies. <i>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences</i> (4) 55(2): 11–54., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/scipubs/pdfs/v55/proccas_v55_n02.pdf [details]
redescription Thompson, T. E. (1977). Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43: 93-140. [details] Available for editors





From editor or global species database
Type locality St. Thomas, West Indies [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pleurobranchus reesi K. White, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pleurobranchus areolatus)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To Malacopics (Pleurobranchus areolatus Mørch,1863 Curaçao, Sint Jorisbaai, 12°6'N 68°48'W)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Pleurobranchus atlanticus Abbott, 1949)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pleurobranchus atlanticus Abbott, 1949)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pleurobranchus reesi K. White, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pleurobranchus areolatus)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To Malacopics (Pleurobranchus areolatus Mørch,1863 Curaçao, Sint Jorisbaai, 12°6'N 68°48'W)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Pleurobranchus atlanticus Abbott, 1949)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pleurobranchus atlanticus Abbott, 1949)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS