Verconia aureopunctata
| Verconia aureopunctata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Verconia |
| Species: | V. aureopunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Verconia aureopunctata William B. Rudman, 1987 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Noumea aureopunctata Rudman, 1987 | |
Verconia aureopunctata is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania and Victoria.
References
- ↑ Bieler, R. (2015). Verconia aureopunctata (Rudman, 1987). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866650 on 2016-01-13
- ↑ Rudman W.B. (1987) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicura, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90: 305-407. page(s): 315 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533929 on 2012-02-25
- Burn, R. 2006. A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Report 10: 1-42
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