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Pterochilus Alder & Hancock, 1844
579335 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:579335)
unaccepted (Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 782)
Genus
Pterochilus pulcher Alder & Hancock, 1844 accepted as Embletonia pulchra (Alder & Hancock, 1844) (type by monotypy)
- Species Pterochilus pulcher Alder & Hancock, 1844 accepted as Embletonia pulchra (Alder & Hancock, 1844) (original combination)
- Species Pterochilus viridis Kelaart, 1858 accepted as Stiliger viridis (Kelaart, 1858) (original combination)
Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1844). Descriptions of <em>Pterochilus</em>, a new genus of nudibranchiate Mollusca, and two new species of Doris. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 14: 329-331., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2331606 [details]
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Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1844). Descriptions of <em>Pterochilus</em>, a new genus of nudibranchiate Mollusca, and two new species of Doris. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 14: 329-331., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2331606 [details]
source of synonymy Miller, M. C.; Willan, R. C. (1991). Redescription of <i>Embletonia gracile</i> Risbec, (Nudibranchia: Embletoniidae): relocation to suborder Dendronotacea with taxonomic and phylogenetic implications. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 58: 1-12. [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Miller, M. C.; Willan, R. C. (1991). Redescription of <i>Embletonia gracile</i> Risbec, (Nudibranchia: Embletoniidae): relocation to suborder Dendronotacea with taxonomic and phylogenetic implications. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 58: 1-12. [details] Available for editors
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