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Family: Pleurobranchidae



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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.
Max. Length 9.1 cm DL
Bathyberthella antarcticaWillan & Bertsch, 1987

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Bathyberthella antarctica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm TL
 
Berthella agassizii
[Agassiz's sidegill]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Berthella americana
[]
No picture found
 
Berthella aurantiaca
[Berthella snail]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Berthella californica
[California sidegill slug]
No picture found
 
Berthella canariensis
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Berthella martensi(Pilsbry, 1896)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Berthella martensi
[Marten's sidegill]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Berthella medietas
[Southern berthella]
No picture found
 
Berthella ocellata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Berthella patagonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Berthella platei
[Orange button sea slug]

Fenwick, David

Eastern Atlantic, Western

Berthella plumula(Montagu, 1803)

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Berthella plumula
[Yellow plumed sea slug]
No picture found
 
Berthella serenitas
[]
No picture found
 
Berthella sideralis
[]

Coudre, Christian

Indo-Pacific, Western Atl
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Berthella stellata(Risso, 1826)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Berthella stellata
[Starry berthella]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Berthella strongi
[Strong's sidegill]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Berthella tamiu
[]
No picture found
 
Berthella tupala
[]

Harasti, David

Circumglobal tropical and
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Berthellina citrina(Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Berthellina citrina
[Orange gumdrop]
No picture found
 
Berthellina delicata
[]
No picture found
 
Berthellina edwardsii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Berthellina engeli
[Orange blob]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm TL
 
Berthellina quadridens
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Euselenops luniceps(Cuvier, 1817)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Euselenops luniceps
[Moon-faced euselenops]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm DL
 
Parabathyberthella orcadensis
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurehdera haraldi
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchaea bonnieae
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchaea brockii
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchaea bubala
[Warty pleurobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Pleurobranchaea californica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Pleurobranchaea inconspicua
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Pleurobranchaea maculata(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Pleurobranchaea maculata
[Grey side-grilled slug]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchaea meckeli
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchaea morosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm DL
 
Pleurobranchaea obesa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm DL
 
Pleurobranchaea tarda
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchella nicobarica
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
[Mosaic pleurobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Pleurobranchus areolatus
[Atlantic sidegill slug]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Pleurobranchus atlanticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Pleurobranchus brockii
[Brock's Pleurobranchus]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Pleurobranchus emys
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Pleurobranchus evelinae
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific and the
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Pleurobranchus forskaliRuppell & Leuckart, 1828

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Pleurobranchus forskali
[Forskal's pleurobranch]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchus forskalii
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchus gigas
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Pleurobranchus grandisPease, 1868

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pleurobranchus grandis
[Tiled pleurobranch]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pleurobranchus hilli(Hedley, 1894)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Pleurobranchus hilli
[Hill's Pleurobranchus]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchus inhacae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Pleurobranchus iouspi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Pleurobranchus lacteus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Pleurobranchus membranaceus
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Pleurobranchus niveus
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchus peronii
[Papillate pleurobranch]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchus reesi
[]
No picture found
 
Pleurobranchus testudinarius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Pleurobranchus xhosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Polictenidia tomasi
[]
No picture found
 
Tomthompsonia antarctica
[]


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