72. Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863

(Figure 5 L)

Material examined. PCM, 3 spcs, H = 15 mm, JOC. IA, 1 spc., PNC.

Ecology. Reef lagoons under coral rubble.

Distribution. ABC Islands, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Martin / St. Maarten, St. Thomas, USA, Virgin Islands, Venezuela (Thompson 1977; Valdés et al. 2006; Rios 2009; Yidi & Sarmiento 2011. Isla de Aves: Marcus & Marcus 1963. Isla de Aves and Los Roques, Isla Larga, west end, north side: Marcus & Marcus 1967a. Los Roques: Work 1969; Marcus & Marcus 1970).