Onchidella borealis

Onchidella borealis is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]

Onchidella borealis or Leather Limpet
Onchidella borealis is eating a purple sponge
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Systellommatophora
Superfamily:
Onchidioidea
Family:
Onchidiidae
Genus:
Onchidella
Species:
O. borealis
Binomial name
Onchidella borealis
Dall, 1872

Distribution

Description

A small sea slug about 1/2 inch long varying in colors from orange to a dark brown. The most identifying feature is the wavy sides of the sea slug.

Where to find

Mostly found on low tides, Onchidella borealis is a fairly hard organism to find.

References
  1. Onchidella borealis Dall, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2010.


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