Philinopsis taronga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cephalaspidea
Family: Aglajidae
Genus: Philinopsis
Species:
P. taronga
Binomial name
Philinopsis taronga
(Allan, 1933)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aglaja taronga Allan, 1933 (basionym)
  • Chelidonura aureopunctata Rudman, 1968

Philinopsis taronga is a species of small and colorful aglajid sea slug, a shell-less opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.[1][2] It has an Indo-Pacific distribution in southeastern Australia and northern New Zealand.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2021). "Philinopsis taronga (Allan, 1933)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Rudman, W.B. (1998). "Philinopsis taronga (Allan, 1933)". The Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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