Berthelinia rottnesti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia Informal group Opisthobranchia |
Superfamily: | Oxynooidea |
Family: | Juliidae |
Genus: | Berthelinia |
Species: | B. rottnesti |
Binomial name | |
Berthelinia rottnesti Jensen, 1993 |
Berthelinia rottnesti 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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The type locality for this species is Rottnest Island, Southwestern Australia.[1]
Berthelinia rottnesti is approximately 6 mm.[2]
This species can be found in algae and seaweed beds.[3]