Philinopsis gigliolii

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Philinopsis gigliolii
Philinopsis taronga, Koh Phangan 1.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cephalaspidea
Family: Aglajidae
Genus: Philinopsis
Species:
P. gigliolii
Binomial name
Philinopsis gigliolii
(Tapparone Canefri, 1874)
Synonyms [1]
  • Aglaia tarongaJ. K. Allan, 1933 (incorrect spelling of genus name)
  • Aglaja tarongaAllan, 1933 (basionym)
  • Chelidonura aureopunctataRudman, 1968
  • Doridium gigliolii(Tapparone Canefri, 1874) superseded combination
  • Philinopsis taronga(J. K. Allan, 1933) junior subjective synonym

Philinopsis gigliolii is a species of small and colorful aglajid sea slug, a shell-less opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. [1] [2]

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Distribution

It has an Indo-Pacific distribution in southeastern Australia and northern New Zealand. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Philinopsis gigliolii (Tapparone Canefri, 1874) . 29 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. 1 2 Rudman, W.B. (1998). "Philinopsis taronga (Allan, 1933)". The Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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