Gastropteron

Gastropteron is a genus of small colorful sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Gastropteridae.[1]

Gastropteron
Gastropteron bicornutum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea
Superfamily:
Philinoidea
Family:
Gastropteridae
Genus:
Gastropteron

Kosse, 1813

Species

Species within the genus Gastropteron include:

  • Gastropteron bicornutum Baba & Tokioka, 1965
  • Gastropteron chacmol Gosliner, 1989
  • Gastropteron hamanni Gosliner, 1989
  • Gastropteron japonicum Tokioka & Baba, 1964
  • Gastropteron odhneri Gosliner, 1989
  • Gastropteron pacificum Bergh, 1894
  • Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814)
  • Gastropteron sibogae Bergh, 1905
  • Gastropteron sinense A. Adams, 1861
  • Gastropteron vespertilium Gosliner & Armes, 1984 – flapping dingbat
  • Gastropteron viride Tokioka & Baba, 1964

Synonymy:

  • Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984 = Siphopteron alboaurantium (Gosliner, 1984)
  • Gastropteron brunneomarginatum Carlson & Hoff, 1974 = Siphopteron brunneomarginatum (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)
  • Gastropteron cinereum Dall, 1925 = Gastropteron pacificum Bergh, 1894
  • Gastropteron citrinum Carlson & Hoff, 1974 = Siphopteron citrinum (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)
  • Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984 = Siphopteron flavobrunneum (Gosliner, 1984)
  • Gastropteron flavum Tokioka & Baba, 1964 = Siphopteron flavum (Tokioka & Baba, 1964)
  • Gastropteron fuscum Baba & Tokioka, 1965 = Siphopteron fuscum (Baba & Tokioka, 1965)
  • Gastropteron ladrones Carlson & Hoff, 1974 = Siphopteron ladrones (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)
  • Gastropteron meckeli Blainville, 1825 = Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814)
  • Gastropteron michaeli Gosliner & Williams, 1988 = Siphopteron michaeli (Gosliner & Williams, 1988)
  • Gastropteron pohnpei Hoff & Carlson, 1983 = Siphopteron pohnpei (Hoff & Carlson, 1983)

References
  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Gastropteron. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181211 on 2015-06-30


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