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Llewellyn, L. C. (1966). Pontobdellinae (Piscicolidae : Hirudinea) in the British Museum (Natural History) with a review of the subfamily. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 14(7), 389-439.
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Llewellyn, L. C.
1966
Pontobdellinae (Piscicolidae : Hirudinea) in the British Museum (Natural History) with a review of the subfamily
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.)
14(7): 389-439
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Pontobdella areolata Leach, 1815 accepted as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (status source)
Pontobdella benhami Richardson, 1950 accepted as Pontobdella leucothela Schmarda, 1861 (source of synonymy)
Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Pontobdella prionodiscus Schmarda, 1861 (additional source)
Pontobdellinae Llewellyn, 1966 (basis of record)
Pontobdella benhami Richardson, 1950 accepted as Pontobdella leucothela Schmarda, 1861 (source of synonymy)
Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Pontobdella prionodiscus Schmarda, 1861 (additional source)
Pontobdellinae Llewellyn, 1966 (basis of record)
East North Atlantic for Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
North Sea for Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
North Sea for Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Description
Translated from Schmarda by Llewellyn (1966): "Description after Schmarda. Body cylindrical, length 48 mm. and ... [details]
Ecology
host species of rays and sometimes plaice [details]
Editor's comment
There seem to be almost no usages of this name after its description. Vaillant (1890) mentions it in passing, and ... [details]