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Family: Pleurobranchidae



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60 species
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

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

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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
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

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

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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]

Photo by Fenwick, David

Eastern Atlantic, Western

Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)

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Berthella plumula
[Yellow plumed sea slug]
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Berthella serenitas
[]
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Berthella sideralis
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

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

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Berthella stellata
[Starry berthella]
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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
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

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

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Berthellina citrina
[Orange gumdrop]
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Berthellina delicata
[]
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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
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

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

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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
[]
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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
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

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

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Pleurobranchaea maculata
[Grey side-grilled slug]
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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
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

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

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Pleurobranchus forskali
[Forskal's pleurobranch]
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Pleurobranchus forskalii
[]
No picture found


 
Pleurobranchus gigas
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

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

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Pleurobranchus grandis
[Tiled pleurobranch]

Photo by Harasti, David

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

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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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathyberthella antarctica Antarctic Atlantic. 9.1 DL 1987
Berthella agassizii Agassiz's sidegill Eastern Pacific and Weste 1.2 TL 1909
Berthella americana Northwest Atlantic 1.5 TL 1885
Berthella aurantiaca Berthella snail Mediterranean Sea. 1818
Berthella californica California sidegill slug Pacific Ocean and Western 5 TL 1900
Berthella canariensis Eastern Central Atlantic 2000
Berthella martensi Marten's sidegill Indo-Pacific. 5 TL 1896
Berthella medietas Southern berthella Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1962
Berthella ocellata Mediterranean Sea. 1830
Berthella patagonica Southeast Pacific and Sou 2.4 DL 1835
Berthella platei Orange button sea slug Southeast Pacific and Sou 3.5 DL 1898
Berthella plumula Yellow plumed sea slug Eastern Atlantic, Western 1803
Berthella serenitas Eastern Indian Ocean 1962
Berthella sideralis Northeast Atlantic 1847
Berthella stellata Starry berthella Indo-Pacific, Western Atl 2 TL 1826
Berthella strongi Strong's sidegill Eastern Pacific. Tropica 2.5 TL 1966
Berthella tamiu Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1984
Berthella tupala Indo-Pacific and Western 1957
Berthellina citrina Orange gumdrop Circumglobal tropical and 3 TL 1828
Berthellina delicata Eastern Central Pacific 1861
Berthellina edwardsii Mediterranean Sea. 1897
Berthellina engeli Orange blob Eastern Pacific and Weste 6 TL 1936
Berthellina quadridens Western Atlantic. 6.7 TL 1863
Euselenops luniceps Moon-faced euselenops Indo-West Pacific. 7 TL 1817
Parabathyberthella orcadensis Western Atlantic. 10.5 DL 1994
Pleurehdera haraldi Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Pleurobranchaea bonnieae Western Atlantic 1984
Pleurobranchaea brockii Indo-West Pacific 1897
Pleurobranchaea bubala Warty pleurobranch Southeast Atlantic 1984
Pleurobranchaea californica Eastern Pacific. 21 TL 1966
Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Atlantic Ocean. 6 TL 1897
Pleurobranchaea maculata Grey side-grilled slug Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1832
Pleurobranchaea meckeli Mediterranean Sea. 1825
Pleurobranchaea morosa Western Atlantic. 1892
Pleurobranchaea obesa Western Atlantic 12.8 DL 1882
Pleurobranchaea tarda Atlantic Ocean and Wester 6.2 DL 1880
Pleurobranchella nicobarica Western Central Pacific 1925
Pleurobranchus albiguttatus Mosaic pleurobranch Western Central Pacific 1905
Pleurobranchus areolatus Atlantic sidegill slug Circumglobal. 15 TL 1863
Pleurobranchus atlanticus Western Atlantic. 5 DL 1949
Pleurobranchus brockii Brock's Pleurobranchus Western Pacific 8 TL 1897
Pleurobranchus emys Western Atlantic 2.5 TL 1984
Pleurobranchus evelinae Western Atlantic. 6 DL 1977
Pleurobranchus forskali Forskal's pleurobranch Indo-West Pacific and the 15 TL 1828
Pleurobranchus forskalii Western Central Pacific 1828
Pleurobranchus gigas Western Atlantic. 1972
Pleurobranchus grandis Tiled pleurobranch Indo-Pacific 21 TL 1868
Pleurobranchus hilli Hill's Pleurobranchus Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1894
Pleurobranchus inhacae Western Indian Ocean 1962
Pleurobranchus iouspi Western Atlantic. 6 DL 1984
Pleurobranchus lacteus Western Atlantic. 2.2 DL 1901
Pleurobranchus membranaceus Northeast Atlantic and th 12 TL 1815
Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus Southeast Atlantic and We 1907
Pleurobranchus niveus Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL 1901
Pleurobranchus peronii Papillate pleurobranch Indo-West Pacific 1804
Pleurobranchus reesi Western Atlantic 1952
Pleurobranchus testudinarius Mediterranean Sea. 1835
Pleurobranchus xhosa Western Indian Ocean 3.5 TL 1962
Polictenidia tomasi Western Atlantic. 8 DL 1996
Tomthompsonia antarctica Western Atlantic and Indi 1912



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