Berthelinia limax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Juliidae |
Genus: | Berthelinia |
Species: | B. limax |
Binomial name | |
Berthelinia limax (Kawaguti & Baba, 1959) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Tamanovalva limax Kawaguti & Baban, 1959 (basionym) |
Berthelinia limax is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Juliidae.[1]
Distribution
The type locality for this species is Seto, Aichi, Japan.[2]
Berthelinia limax is found in Pacific localities such as Japan, Australia, California, Hawaii, Jamaica in the Atlantic, and more recently in the Indian Ocean region.[3]
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Berthelinia limax (Kawaguti & Baba, 1959). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492592 on 2012-03-09
- ↑ Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
- ↑ Rao, K. Prabhakara (October 1965). "Record of the Bivalve Gastropod Berthelinia limax (Kawaguti and Baba 1959) from the Indian Ocean". Nature. 208 (5008): 404–405. Bibcode:1965Natur.208..404R. doi:10.1038/208404a0. ISSN 1476-4687.
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