Navanax aenigmaticus

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Navanax aenigmaticus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cephalaspidea
Family: Aglajidae
Genus: Navanax
Species:
N. aenigmaticus
Binomial name
Navanax aenigmaticus
(Bergh, 1893)
Synonyms

Navarchus aenigmaticusBergh, 1893 (original combination)

Navanax aenigmaticus common name the mysterious aglaja is a species of Navanax found in the Pacific Coast of Central America. [1] [2]

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Philinoidea Superfamily of gastropods

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<i>Phrontis tiarula</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Chelidonura inornata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Philinopsis taronga</i> Species of gastropod

Philinopsis taronga is a species of small and colorful aglajid sea slug, a shell-less opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. It has an Indo-Pacific distribution in southeastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

<i>Philinopsis</i> Genus of gastropods

Philiopsis is a genus of often colorful, medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.

<i>Melanochlamys</i> Genus of gastropods

Melanochlamys is a genus of headshield slugs in the family Aglajidae. Despite the appearance of its species, this genus must not be confused with nudibranchs.

<i>Felimare porterae</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Aglaja</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

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<i>Trinchesia albocrusta</i> Species of gastropod

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Trinchesia virens is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.

<i>Eubranchus conicla</i> Species of gastropod

Eubranchus conicla is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.

<i>Eubranchus rustyus</i> Species of gastropod

Eubranchus rustyus, the homely aeolid, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.

<i>Acanthodoris brunnea</i> Species of gastropod

Acanthodoris brunnea, common name the brown horned dorid, is a species of sea slugs, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.

<i>Antiopella barbarensis</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Melanochlamys cylindrica</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Tubulophilinopsis</i>

Tubulophilinopsis is a genus of medium-sized, sea slugs from the Indo-West Pacific belonging to the family Aglajidae.

References

  1. Rudman, W.B. (2010-07-15). "Navanax aenigmaticus". The Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Navanax aenigmaticus (Bergh, 1893). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224593 on 2021-08-31