Thuridilla hopei
| Thuridilla hopei | |
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| A live individual of Thuridilla hopei, head end towards the bottom | |
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| Thuridilla hopei about 2 cm in length | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Plakobranchidae |
| Genus: | Thuridilla |
| Species: | T. hopei
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| Binomial name | |
| Thuridilla hopei (Verany, 1853)[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Elysia splendida Grube, 1861 | |
Thuridilla hopei is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.[2]
Distribution[]
The type locality for this marine species is Nice, France, in the Mediterranean Sea.[3] This species is also found off Spain, Portugal and Greece.
References[]
- ^ (1853). "Catalogue des Mollusques cephalopodes, pteropodes, Gasteropodes nudibranches, etc.... des environs de Nice". 4(1): 375-392.
- ^ a b Gofas, S. (2010). Thuridilla hopei (Vérany, 1853). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139687 on 2012-06-11
- ^ Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links[]
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Categories:
- Plakobranchidae
- Gastropods described in 1853
- Sacoglossa stubs