Madrella ferruginosa Alder and Hancok, 1864

Tibiriçá, Yara, Pola, Marta & Cervera, Juan Lucas, 2017, Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique, Zootaxa 4359 (1), pp. 1-133 : 87

Madrella ferruginosa Alder and Hancok, 1864

( Figure 28 B )

Material examined. Four specimens. MHN-YT59, ZRP, 0 4 May 2011, 1m, 8mm; MB28-004732, ZRP, 0 8 Sep. 2013, 0.5m, 12mm; MB28-004 785, ZRP, 18 Dec. 2013, 0.5m, 7mm; MB28-004838, POB, 0 9 May 2014, 18m, 15mm, collected by J. Strömvoll.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reefs and rocky reefs.

Occurrences. Ponta do Ouro and Zavora.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Marshall Islands, Japan ( Gosliner & Fahey 2011), Australia (Nimbs & Smith 2016), India ( Alder & Hancock 1864), Tanzania ( Eliot 1904d), Madagascar ( Gosliner & Fahey 2011), South Africa ( Fraser 2001; Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique.

Figures

FIGURE28.A, Kabeiro sp.(MB28-004550).B,Madrella ferruginosa (MB28-004838).C, Janolusmirabilis (MB28-004573). D, Janolus sp. 1 (MB28-005047). E, Janolus sp. 2 (MB28-005030). F, Armina sp. (MB28-004743). G, Armina sp. 2 (MB28- 004787). H, Dermatobranchus cf. earlei (MB28-004420). I, Dermatobranchus cf. gonatophorus (MB28-004827). J, Dermatobranchus cf. rodmani (MB28-004866). K, Dermatobranchus sp. 1 (ZMBN105608). L, Dermatobranchus sp. 2 (MB28-004682).