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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Aplysioidea: Dolabriferinae

Phyllaplysia engeli Er. Marcus, 1955


Range: 29°N to 24°S; 86.8°W to 35°W
Depth: 0 to 5 m (live 0 to 5 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 20  mm

Details


Phyllaplysia engeli Er. Marcus, 1955, p. 105-108, fig. 29-37
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Island of Sao Sebastiao; Ubatuba, State of Sao Paulo; Recife, Pernambuco
Range: 29°N to 24°S; 86.8°W to 35°W
Depth: 0 to 5 m (live 0 to 5 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia; ABC Islands: Curacao; Puerto Rico, St. Martin/St. Maarten, Barbados, Brazil: Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
References: Marcus & Marcus (1957b) M; Marcus & Marcus (1963) EM; Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970) dl; Krakauer (1971) N{W}; Ev. Marcus (1976b) DL; Valdés et al. (2006) W
Comments: Internal shell 5 mm (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus 1957b).


Partial List of References

Marcus, E. 1955. Opisthobranchia from Brazil Bol. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciêncies e Letras da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Zoologia 20 89-200, pl. 1-30.

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