Gastropteron

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Philinoidea Phylum Mollusca		Class Gastropoda Family Gastropteridae Rank Genus
Similar Siphopteron, Philinopsis, Chelidonura hirundinina, Paradoris, Haminoea

Gastropteron is a genus of small colorful sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Gastropteridae.

Sea butterfly pacific wingfoot snail gastropteron pacificum

Species within the genus Gastropteron include:

Gastropteron bicornutum Baba & Tokioka, 1965

Gastropteron chacmol Gosliner, 1989

Gastropteron hamanni Gosliner, 1989

Gastropteron japonicum Tokioka & Baba, 1964

Gastropteron odhneri Gosliner, 1989

Gastropteron pacificum Bergh, 1894

Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814)

Gastropteron sibogae Bergh, 1905

Gastropteron sinense A. Adams, 1861

Gastropteron vespertilium Gosliner & Armes, 1984, commonly known as the "flapping dingbat"

Gastropteron viride Tokioka & Baba, 1964

Synonomy:

Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984 = Siphopteron alboaurantium (Gosliner, 1984)

Gastropteron brunneomarginatum Carlson & Hoff, 1974 = Siphopteron brunneomarginatum (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)

Gastropteron cinereum Dall, 1925 = Gastropteron pacificum Bergh, 1894

Gastropteron citrinum Carlson & Hoff, 1974 = Siphopteron citrinum (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)

Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984 = Siphopteron flavobrunneum (Gosliner, 1984)

Gastropteron flavum Tokioka & Baba, 1964 = Siphopteron flavum (Tokioka & Baba, 1964)

Gastropteron fuscum Baba & Tokioka, 1965 = Siphopteron fuscum (Baba & Tokioka, 1965)

Gastropteron ladrones Carlson & Hoff, 1974 = Siphopteron ladrones (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)

Gastropteron meckeli Blainville, 1825 = Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814)

Gastropteron michaeli Gosliner & Williams, 1988 = Siphopteron michaeli (Gosliner & Williams, 1988)

Gastropteron pohnpei Hoff & Carlson, 1983 = Siphopteron pohnpei (Hoff & Carlson, 1983)

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