Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891 page(s): 18-20; pl. 5 fig. 2 [details]
original descriptionRüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891 page(s): 18-20; pl. 5 fig. 2 [details]
original description(ofSusania ceylonica K. White, 1948)White K.M. (1948). On a collection of marine molluscs from Ceylon. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 27(5): 199-205.[details]
context source (Introduced species)Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online athttp://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu[details] Available for editors [request]
basis of recordGoodheart J., Camacho-García Y., Padula V., Schrödl M., Cervera J.L., Gosliner T.M. & Valdés Á. (2015). Systematics and biogeography of <i>Pleurobranchus</i> Cuvier, 1804, sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 174: 322-362., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12237[details]
additional sourceStreftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceGalil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online athttps://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2[details]
additional sourceZenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online athttps://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87[details]
additional sourceYonow, N. (2008). Sea slugs of the Red Sea. 304 pp. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft.[details]
status sourceICZN. (1993). Opinion 1767. <i>Pleurobranchus forskalii</i> Ruppell & Leuckart, [1828] and <i>P. testudinarius</i> Cantraine, 1835 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): specific names conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 51(2): 164-165., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12251910[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature ICZN Opinion 1767, 30 june 1994, specific name conserved [details] Type locality Massawa, Erythrea [details]
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Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]