Biology:Coryphella amabilis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Coryphella amabilis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Coryphellidae
Genus: Coryphella
Species:
C. amabilis
Binomial name
Coryphella amabilis
(Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Flabellina amabilis Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991
  • (Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991) Microchlamylla amabilis

Coryphella amabilis is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.

Description

This species grows to about 26 mm in length. The dorsal midline of the tail contains a white line.[1][3]

Distribution

Coryphella amabilis is known to occur only in Oshoro Bay (waters off Otaru, Hokkaidō),[4] Japan.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hirano, Y. J.; Kuzirian, A. M. (1991). A new species of Flabellina (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from Oshoro Bay, Japan. The Veliger. 34(1):48-55.
  2. "Coryphella amabilis (Y. Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1572537. 
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 21) Flabellina amabilis Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. "Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences". Clade.ansp.org. 2002-07-29. http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/74505. Retrieved 2012-07-05. 

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