Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Opisthobranchia > Order Runcinacea > Superfamily Runcinoidea > Family Runcinidae > Genus Runcina

Runcina africana Pruvot-Fol, 1953

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Runcina*	Forbes [in Forbes & Hanley], 1851	accepted genus name
*Pelta*	de Quatrefages, 1844	synonym

Literature

original description	Pruvot-Fol A. (1953). Etude de quelques Opisthobranches de la côte Atlantique du Maroc et du Senegal. Travaux de l'Institut Scientifique Chérifien 5: 1-105
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Ortea J., Moro L. & Bacallado J.J. (2013) Descripción de nuevas especies del género Runcina Forbes & Hanley, 1853 (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Runcinacea) de las islas Canarias. Vieraea 41: 35-52. [November 2013]

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2014). Runcina africana Pruvot-Fol, 1953. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141406