Biology:Berthelinia chloris

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Berthelinia chloris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Juliidae
Genus: Berthelinia
Species:
B. chloris
Binomial name
Berthelinia chloris
(Dall, 1918)
Synonyms[1]
  • Berthelinia chloris belvederica Keen & Smith, 1961
  • Scintilla chloris Dall, 1918 (basionym)

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 mollusc 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]

References

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 "Berthelinia chloris, Green sapsucker". http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=87575. 
  3. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q4895542 entry