Gastropteron

Gastropteron is a genus of small colorful sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Gastropteridae.^[1]

Gastropteron
Gastropteron bicornutum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Cephalaspidea
Superfamily:	Philinoidea
Family:	Gastropteridae
Genus:	Gastropteron Kosse, 1813

Species

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 – flapping dingbat
• Gastropteron viride Tokioka & Baba, 1964

Synonymy:

• 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)