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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