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AfReMaS name details
Pleurobranchus forskali
[sic]
AphiaID
208634
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208634)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Mollusca
(Phylum)
Gastropoda
(Class)
Heterobranchia
(Subclass)
Euthyneura
(Infraclass)
Ringipleura
(Subterclass)
Nudipleura
(Superorder)
Pleurobranchida
(Order)
Pleurobranchoidea
(Superfamily)
Pleurobranchidae
(Family)
Pleurobranchus
(Genus)
Pleurobranchus forskali
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
(spelling variation)
Accepted name
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Rank
Species
Parent
Pleurobranchus
Cuvier, 1804
Original name
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Environment
marine
Original description
(of
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
)
Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830].
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 18-20; pl. 5 fig. 2
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase.
Pleurobranchus forskali
[sic]. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208634 on 2026-07-18
Regional species database citation
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species.
Pleurobranchus forskali
[sic]. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208634 on 2026-07-18
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
1997-11-19 09:36:22Z
created
Fondo, Esther
2009-09-21 14:21:27Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2022-09-03 03:39:38Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
[taxonomic tree]
[clear cache]
Sources (2)
Links (2)
original description
(of
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
)
Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830].
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 18-20; pl. 5 fig. 2
[details]
basis of record
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
(look up in
IMIS
)
[details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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