Biology:Onchidella borealis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Onchidella borealis or Leather Limpet
Onchidella borealis 001.jpg
Onchidella borealis is eating a purple sponge
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Systellommatophora
Family: Onchidiidae
Genus: Onchidella
Species:
O. borealis
Binomial name
Onchidella borealis
Dall, 1872

Onchidella borealis is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

A small sea slug about 1/2-inch long varying in colors from orange to a dark brown. The most identifying feature is the wavy sides of the sea slug.

Where to find

Mostly found on low tides, Onchidella borealis is a fairly hard organism to find.

References

  1. Onchidella borealis Dall, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q7091963 entry