Onchidella campbelli
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| Onchidella campbelli Filhol, 1880 |
Onchidella campbelli is a species of small, air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidiidae.
For more information on this unusual family of air-breathing sea slugs, see Onchidiidae.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand's Campbell, Auckland, and Stewart islands.
[edit] Habitat
This sea slug is found in the mid intertidal zone.
[edit] Description
This species, along with all others in the family, does not have a shell and has the general appearance of a limpet, but without a shell. Its dorsal surface is granular with some larger papillae.
The body coloration is black, the marginal glands and larger papillae whitish.
The length is up to 18 mm, and width up to 11 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
