The opisthobranch gastropods (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from Venezuela: an annotated and illustrated inventory of species
Author
Gutiérrez, Manuel Caballer
Author
Ortea, Jesús
Author
Rivero, Nelsy
Author
Tucker, Gabriela Carias
Author
Malaquias, Manuel António E.
Author
Narciso, Samuel
text
Zootaxa
2015
4034
2
201
256
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.1
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1175-5326
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106.
Felimare ruthae
(
Ev. Marcus & Hughes, 1974
)
(
Figure 4
M)
Material examined.
SPM
, 2 spcs, H =
10–12 mm
,
NRC
. CPM, 1 spc., H =
13 mm
,
ZMBN
84943. CSM, 3 spcs, H =
14 mm
,
ZMBN
84945. CHC, 1 spc., H =
12 mm
, GCC. CHC, 1 spc., PNC.
Ecology.
On coral reefs, under rocks, and on coral rubble, down to
5 m
deep.
Distribution.
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Costa Rica
,
Cuba
,
Guadeloupe
,
Jamaica
,
Mexico
,
Panama
,
Venezuela
(Valdés
et al.
2006).
Remarks.
Common in coral habitats in the National Park of Morrocoy.
Venezuela
is the southern limit of the distribution of this species.