Marionia distincta

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Marionia distincta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Marionia
Species:
M. distincta
Binomial name
Marionia distincta
Bergh, 1905 [1]

Marionia distincta is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. [2]

Distribution

This species was described from station 315, the anchorage at Pulau Sailus Besar, Paternoster Islands (Tengah Islands, 7°32′16″S117°26′34″E / 7.5378°S 117.4427°E / -7.5378; 117.4427 ) from a dredge with maximum depth of 36 m and a seabed of coral and Lithothamnion. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bergh, L.S.R., 1905. Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. Siboga-Expeditie. 50: 1-248, pls 1-20, page(s): 206.
  2. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Marionia distincta Bergh, 1905. Accessed on 2021-01-12.