Peltodoris punctifera

Peltodoris punctifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.^[1]^[2]

^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
^ Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Peltodoris punctifera (Abraham, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139571 on 2015-11-20