Peltodoris punctifera

Peltodoris punctifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Discodorididae
Genus:	Peltodoris
Species:	P. punctifera
Binomial name
Peltodoris punctifera (Abraham, 1877)
Synonyms
“Montereina” punctifera (Abraham, 1877) · accepted, alternate representation Doris orbignyi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (Invalid: junior homonym of Doris orbignyi Férussac, 1822; Doris punctifera is a replacement name) Doris punctata d'Orbigny, 1839 (Invalid: junior homonym of Doris punctata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831, and Doris punctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832; Doris orbignyi H. & A. Adams, 1858, is a replacement name) Doris punctifera Abraham, 1877 (original combination)

Peltodoris punctifera is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the coast of the Canary Islands.

References

Further reading

• Abraham P. (1877), Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 196-269, pl. 28-30
• Ortea J. & Bacallado J.J. (1981). Les Dorididae (Gastropoda) décrits des Canaries par Alcide d'Orbigny. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. (4)3, section A, 3: 575-584
• Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.