. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 24 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 9. Pleurobranchaea agassizii Bergh, 1897, Reproductive organs. duct is shown entering the albumen gland; actually, it only passes near the fe- male gland mass and continues to the vagina, where it receives the secretions of the albumen and mucous glands. Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897 Figs IB, 10-11 Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897: 49, pi. 8 (figs 2-10). Pleurobranchaea hedgpethi Abbott, 1952: 1, pi. 1 (figs 1-8). Marcus & Marcus, 1959:
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 24 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 9. Pleurobranchaea agassizii Bergh, 1897, Reproductive organs. duct is shown entering the albumen gland; actually, it only passes near the fe- male gland mass and continues to the vagina, where it receives the secretions of the albumen and mucous glands. Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897 Figs IB, 10-11 Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897: 49, pi. 8 (figs 2-10). Pleurobranchaea hedgpethi Abbott, 1952: 1, pi. 1 (figs 1-8). Marcus & Marcus, 1959: 253, fig. 6. Marcus, Er., 1961: 141. Marcus & Marcus, 19676: 200. Marcus & Marcus, 1969: 18. Nijssen-Meyer, 1965: 143, figs 1-3. Pleurobranchaea gela Marcus & Marcus, 1966: 174, figs 35-37. Marcus & Marcus, 1968: 1336. Material About twenty-five specimens from 37°N to 5°N, 54°W to 86°W, 27-310 m; one specimen from Atlit, Israel. Further distribution From Cape Hatteras to Argentina; Texas; Ivory Coast to Nigeria. Description The preserved animals range from 11 to 55 mm in length and are in various states of contraction. Often the buccal mass is everted around the large. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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