Range: 35.2°N to 40.53°S; 97°W to 0°W Depth: 0 to 150 m (live 0 to 150 m) Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm
Synonymy
Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897 Pleurobranchea inconspicua (Bergh, 1897) Pleurobranchaea hedgpethi Abbott, 1952 Pleurobranchaea hamva Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1957 Pleurobranchaea gela Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966 Pleurobranchaea bonnieae Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
Details
Pleurobranchaea inconspicuaBergh, 1897, p. 49-51, pl. 8, figs. 2-10 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Mündung der Flusses Cotinguiba an der brasilianischen Küste Range: 35°N to 36°S; 80°W to 37°W Depth: 0 to 150 m (live 7 to 150 m) Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Colombia, Brazil: Sergipe References: Marcus & Marcus (1957a) E; Ardila & Rachello (2005) Ll; Valdés et al. (2006) M Combining Genera: Pleurobranchea
Pleurobranchaea bonnieae Marcus & Gosliner, 1984, [Synonymy uncertain] Range: 26°N to 27°N Distribution: USA: Florida References: Valdés et al. (2006) s?
Pleurobranchaea gelaEv. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966, p. 174-177, figs. 35-37 [Synonym] Type Locality: Seven stations off West Africa Maximum Reported Size: 47 mm References: Marcus & Marcus (1966) EM; Marcus & Gosliner (1984) s
Pleurobranchaea hamvaEv. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1957a, p. 21-25, figs. 40-52 [Synonym] Type Locality: Ilhabela, Island of Sao Sebastiao, above low water line; Cananéia, 200 km SW of Santos Range: 35.2°N to 25°S; 75.5°W to 45°W Depth: 0 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina; Brazil: Sao Paulo References: Marcus & Marcus (1957a) DdLlSEM; Er. Marcus (1961) NW; Valdés et al. (2006) s
Pleurobranchaea hamwa sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for hamva by Rios (1975, 1985).
Pleurobranchaea hedgpethiAbbott, 1952, p. 1-2, pl. 1, figs. 1-8 [Synonym] Type Locality: Port Aransas, Texas Range: 35°N to 40.53°S; 97°W to 35°W Depth: 7 to 100 m (live 7 to 100 m) Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida, Dry Tortugas; USA: Texas; Gulf of Mexico, Mexico: Campeche Bank; Surinam, Brazil: Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul; Argentina: Buenos Aires References: Marcus & Marcus (1960c) M; Marcus & Marcus (1969) S; Rios et al. (1975) D; J. Andrews (1977) W; Marcus & Gosliner (1984) s; Lyons (1989b) d
Partial List of References
Abbott, R. T. 1952. Two new opisthobranch mollusks from the Gulf of Mexico belonging to the genera Pleurobranchaea and Polycera Florida State University Studies 7 1-7. [Stated date: 15 Oct 1952.] Bergh, R. 1897. Die Pleurobranchiden Reisen im Archipel de Philippinen (7)4(1{1-2}) [i-v] + 1-116, pls. 1-8 C. W. Kreidel's Verlag: Weisbaden. Marcus, E. [d. B.-R.] and E. Marcus. 1957. Sea-hares and side-gilled slugs from Brazil Boletim do Instituto Oceanográfico 6 3-49, 8 pls. [Stated date: -- --- 1955; true date: -- --- 1957.] Marcus, E. [d. B.-R.] and E. Marcus. 1966. Opisthobranchs from tropical West Africa Studies in Tropical Oceanography 4 152-208. [Stated date: 20 Oct 1966.]