Phestilla panamica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
Family: | Trinchesiidae |
Genus: | Phestilla |
Species: | P. panamica |
Binomial name | |
Phestilla panamica Rudman, 1982 [1] | |
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This species was described from Saboga Island, Pearl Island Group, Panama, 8°37′N79°04′W / 8.617°N 79.067°W . [1] [4]
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