Biology:Onchidella borealis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Onchidella borealis or Leather Limpet | |
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Onchidella borealis is eating a purple sponge | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Systellommatophora |
Family: | Onchidiidae |
Genus: | Onchidella |
Species: | O. borealis
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Binomial name | |
Onchidella borealis Dall, 1872
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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
- ↑ Onchidella borealis Dall, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q7091963 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onchidella borealis.
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