Pleurobranchaea meckeli
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Pleurobranchaea meckelii.jpg
| image_caption = A lateral view of a live Pleurobranchaea meckeli
| taxon = Pleurobranchaea meckeli
| authority = (Blainville, 1825)Blainville H. M. (D. de) (1825-1827). [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43891#page/483/mode/1up Manuel de Malacologie et de Conchyliologie]. Paris, Levrault, p. 471
| synonyms =
- Pleurobranchaea chiajei Locard, 1886 (Unjustified emendation of dellechiaii)
- Pleurobranchaea dellechiaii Vérany, 1846
- Pleurobranchaea notmec Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
- Pleurobranchaea vayssierei Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
- Pleurobranchidium meckeli Blainville, 1825 (original combination)
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Pleurobranchaea meckeli is a species of sea slug, specifically a side gill slug or notaspideans. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchaeidae.{{WRMS species|140818|Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)||10 January 2019}}
Description
The length of the body attains {{convert|15|cm|in}},
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde and Portugal.
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External links
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Category:Gastropods described in 1825
Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean