Ziminella japonica
Species of gastropod
Ziminella japonica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Superfamily: | Flabellinoidea |
Family: | Paracoryphellidae |
Genus: | Ziminella |
Species: | Z. japonica |
Binomial name | |
Ziminella japonica (Volodchenko, 1937)[1] |
Ziminella japonica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Paracoryphellidae.[1]
Description
Z. japonica can grow up to a maximum length of 75 mm (3.0 in) and ceratal color varies from cream to yellow, orange and pink.[2]
Distribution
This species is widely distributed throughout British Columbia, Alaska, Japan, Siberia and Atlantic Canada to Massachusetts.[2]
References
- ^ a b World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 5, 2012
- ^ a b slugsite Retrieved July 5, 2012