Berthelinia chloris
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| Berthelinia chloris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia Informal group Opisthobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Oxynooidea |
| Family: | Juliidae |
| Genus: | Berthelinia |
| Species: | B. chloris |
| Binomial name | |
| Berthelinia chloris (Dall, 1918) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Berthelinia chloris, also known as the green sapsucker,[2] is a species of sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Juliidae. [1]
Distribution
This species is found in the eastern Pacific.[2] The type locality for this species is Baja California, Western Mexico.[3]
Ecology
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Berthelinia chloris (Dall, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492588 on 2012-03-09
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=87575
- ↑ Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
- Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells. The marine mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. II edit. Van Nostrand, New York 663 p. + 24 pl: page(s): 341
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