Goniobranchus geometricus ( Risbec, 1928 )

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 : 28

Goniobranchus geometricus ( Risbec, 1928)

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Material examined. Nine specimens. MB28-004555, ZGWS, 0 2 Jun. 2012, 21m, 22mm; MB28-004 689, ZGWS, 25 Jun. 2013, 19m, 22mm; MB28-004699, ZGWS, 26 Jul. 2013, 18m, 20mm; MB28-004700, 0 2 Aug. 2013, ZWH, 16m, 22mm; MB28-0 0 4835, 0 8 May 2014, POC, 18m, 5mm, collected by J. Stromvoll; MB28-004847, 10 May 2014, POD, 15m, 21mm; MB28-004849, POB, 12 May 204, 13m, 14mm; ZMBN11 7070, 0 1 Jan. 2014, NHR, 9m, 16mm; ZMBN105130, VIPP, 19 May 2015, 6m, 14mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reefs, rocky reefs and tropical coral reefs.

Occurrences. Ponta do Ouro, Zavora, Nuarro and Vamizi Island.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Marshall Islands, Palau, Guam, Japan, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, (Gosliner et al. 2008), New Caledonia ( Risbec 1928), Australia (Nimbs & Smith 2016), Thailand ( Mehrotra & Scott 2015), Indonesia, Philippines, Maldives ( Debelius 1996), Madagascar, Tanzania (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique ( King & Fraser 2014).

Figures

FIGURE 6. A, Goniobranchus annulatus (MB28-004538). B–G, Goniobranchus cavae species complex (MB28-004546, MB28-004946, MB28-004871, MHN-YT1266, MB28-004873 and MB28-004969, respectively). H, Goniobranchus conchyliatus (MB28-004469). I, Goniobranchus decorus (MB28-004594). J, Goniobranchus fidelis (MB28-005039). K, Goniobranchus geminus (MB28-004718). I, Goniobranchus geometricus (MB28-004849).