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Pleurobranchaeidae Pilsbry, 1896

AphiaID

412554 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:412554)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Pleurobranchoidea J. E. Gray, 1827

Synonymised names

Pleurobranchaeinae Pilsbry, 1896 · unaccepted (original rank)

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Genus Euselenops Pilsbry, 1896
Genus Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813
Genus Pleurobranchella Thiele, 1925
Genus Gigantonotum G. Lin & S. Tchang, 1965 accepted as Pleurobranchella Thiele, 1925
Genus Koonsia A. E. Verrill, 1882 accepted as Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Macfarlandaea Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 accepted as Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Neda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Euselenops Pilsbry, 1896 (Invalid: junior homonym of Neda Mulsant, 1851 [Coleoptera]; Euselenops is a replacement name)
Genus Oscaniopsis Bergh, 1897 accepted as Euselenops Pilsbry, 1896
Genus Pleurobranchidium Leue, 1813 accepted as Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813
Genus Pleurobranchillus Bergh, 1892 accepted as Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813
Genus Pleurobranchoides O'Donoghue, 1929 accepted as Pleurobranchella Thiele, 1925

Environment

marine

Original description

Pilsbry, H. A. (1895-1896). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 1. Vol. 16: Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. pp vii, 1-262, pls 1-74. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls. 1-16, Aug. 20, 1895; pp. 49-112, pls. 17-31, Nov. 26, 1895; pp. 113-160, pls. 32-43, Mar. 13, 1896; pp. 161-262, pls. 44-74, Sept. 23, 1896; pp. i-vii, Sept. 23, 1896]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41491
page(s): 191; note: as Pleurobranchaeinae [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pleurobranchaeidae Pilsbry, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=412554 on 2026-07-01

Taxonomic edit history

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2009-08-14 09:49:04Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Pilsbry, H. A. (1895-1896). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 1. Vol. 16: Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. pp vii, 1-262, pls 1-74. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls. 1-16, Aug. 20, 1895; pp. 49-112, pls. 17-31, Nov. 26, 1895; pp. 113-160, pls. 32-43, Mar. 13, 1896; pp. 161-262, pls. 44-74, Sept. 23, 1896; pp. i-vii, Sept. 23, 1896]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41491
page(s): 191; note: as Pleurobranchaeinae [details]

original description (of Pleurobranchaeinae Pilsbry, 1896) Pilsbry, H. A. (1895-1896). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 1. Vol. 16: Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. pp vii, 1-262, pls 1-74. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls. 1-16, Aug. 20, 1895; pp. 49-112, pls. 17-31, Nov. 26, 1895; pp. 113-160, pls. 32-43, Mar. 13, 1896; pp. 161-262, pls. 44-74, Sept. 23, 1896; pp. i-vii, Sept. 23, 1896]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41491
page(s): 191 [details]

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors