Berthelinia pseudochloris

Berthelinia pseudochloris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

Informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa
clade Oxynoacea

Superfamily: Oxynooidea
Family: Juliidae
Genus: Berthelinia
Species: B. pseudochloris
Binomial name
Berthelinia pseudochloris
Kay, 1964

Berthelinia pseudochloris is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Juliidae.

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Distribution

The type locality for this species is Kauai, Hawaii.[1]

Berthelinia pseudochloris is found in Maui, Oahu, Kauai and the French Frigate Shoals.[2]

Description

This species reaches a maximum size of 6 mm. It has a wide, transparent yellow-white shell that has a curved dorsal margin. The animal itself is green in colour with white flecks.[2]

Ecology

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