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JuliidaeGastropods described in 1964Sacoglossa stubs
speciessea snailshellvalvesmarinegastropodmolluskfamilyJuliidaetype localityKauai, HawaiiMauiOahuKauaiFrench Frigate Shoals
Berthelinia pseudochloris | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia Informal group Opisthobranchia clade Sacoglossa clade Oxynoacea |
| Superfamily: | Oxynooidea |
| Family: | Juliidae |
| Genus: | Berthelinia |
| Species: | B. pseudochloris |
Binomial name | |
Berthelinia pseudochloris Kay, 1964 | |
Berthelinia pseudochloris is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Juliidae.[1]
Contents
1 Distribution
2 Description
3 Ecology
4 References
Distribution
The type locality for this species is Kauai, Hawaii.[2]
Berthelinia pseudochloris is found in Maui, Oahu, Kauai and the French Frigate Shoals.[3]
Description
This species reaches a maximum size of 6 mm. It has a wide, transparent yellow-white shell that has a curved dorsal margin. The animal itself is green in colour with white flecks.[3]
Ecology
References
^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Berthelinia pseudochloris Kay, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492593 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.
^ ab http://seaslugsofhawaii.com/species/Berthelinia-pseudochloris-a.html
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