Julia exquisita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia Informal group Opisthobranchia |
Superfamily: | Oxynooidea |
Family: | Juliidae |
Genus: | Julia |
Species: | J. exquisita |
Binomial name | |
Julia exquisita Gould, 1862[1] |
Julia exquisita 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 Hawaiian Islands.[2]
Julia exquisita is found throughout the Indo-West Pacific.[3]
The shell of this species varies from reddish brown to a bright green colour.[3]