Ercolania felina
| Ercolania felina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia informal group Opisthobranchia clade Sacoglossa clade Plakobranchacea |
| Superfamily: | Limapontioidea |
| Family: | Limapontiidae |
| Genus: | Ercolania |
| Species: | E. felina |
| Binomial name | |
| Ercolania felina (Hutton, 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Stiliger felinus Hutton, 1882 | |
Ercolania felina is a minute black species of sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slug. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Limapontiidae.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand.
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2012). Ercolania felina. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494665 on 2012-09-26
- Jensen K.R. (2007) Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 55:255–281.
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Further reading
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Seaslugforum
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