''Pleurobranchaea meckeli'' is a
species of
sea slug, specifically a side gill slug or
notaspideans. It is a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
in the family
Pleurobranchaeidae
The Pleurobranchaeidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Pleurobranchomorpha
The Pleurobranchidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Pleurobranchomorpha.
C ...
.
Description
The length of the body attains ,
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the
Mediterranean Sea and in the North Atlantic Ocean off
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = ()
, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
, coordinates =
, largest_city = capital
, demonym ...
and
Portugal.
References
External links
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Pleurobranchaeidae
Gastropods described in 1813
Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea
Molluscs of Europe
Gastropods of Cape Verde