A review of Pleurobranchella Thiele, 1925 (Opisthobranchia: Pleurobranchaeinae)

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RICHARD C. WILLAN
(1977)
Volume
29
Part
3
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151

Pleurobranchella (= Pleurobranchoides O’Donoghue, 1929; Gigantonotum Guang-Yu and Si, 1965) contains possibly four described species, all known only from preserved material collected from depths greater than 200 m. The genus is characterized by a large mantle which overhangs the foot laterally and posteriorly and by simple lateral teeth in the radula. A revised definition of Pleurobranchella is presented, together with brief descriptions of all known species.