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Gastropoda: : Pleurobranchoidea: Pleurobranchidae

Berthella platei (Bergh, 1898)


Range: 51.7°S to 55°S; 72.6°W to 57.8°W
Depth: 0 to 137 m (live 63 to 137 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 35  mm

Synonymy

Bouvieria patagonica auct. non d'Orbigny, 1835
Pleurobranchus patagonicus auct. non d'Orbigny, 1835
Pleurobranchus platei Bergh, 1898
Bouvieria platei (Bergh, 1898) 

Details


Pleurobranchus platei Bergh, 1898a, p. 494-496, [Bergh 1898b, pl. 11, figs. 28-38]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Calbuca in Süd-Chile, 10-20 Faden
Range: 51.7°S to 55°S; 72.6°W to 57.8°W
Depth: 0 to 137 m (live 63 to 137 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm
Distribution: Argentina: Burwood Bank; Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Chile
References: Er. Marcus (1959); Willan & Bertsch (1987) D; Forcelli (2000) a; Schrödl (1999) dlNSWM
Comments: Internal shell 12 mm.
Combining Genera:  Bouvieria

Pleurobranchus patagonicus auct. non d'Orbigny, 1835, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Falkland Islands, Chile
References: Schrödl (1999) s
Comments: Misidentification by Bergh (1898), Melvill & Standen (1901) etc.
Combining Genera:  Bouvieria


Partial List of References

Bergh, R. 1898. Die Opisthobranchier der Sammlung Plate Zoologische Jahrbücher, Supplement 4(3) 481-582, pl. 28-33. [Stated date: 15 Dec 1898.]

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