Chelidonura varians

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Chelidonura varians

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Opisthobranchia
Suborder: Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Philinoidea
Family: Aglajidae
Genus: Chelidonura
Species: C. varians
Binomial name
Chelidonura varians
Eliot, 1903

Chelidonura varians is a species of small sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the order Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs.

[edit] Description

Not to be confused with C. livida; the distinguishing character is the blue lines.

[edit] Distribution

This species is found in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and Australia to Fiji.

[edit] References

http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=chelvar

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