Taringa armata

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Taringa armata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Taringa
Species:
T. armata
Binomial name
Taringa armata
Swennen, 1961 [1]

Taringa armata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. [2]

Distribution

This species was described from 4 km west of the harbour of Antalya, Turkey, 36°48′44″N30°35′16″E / 36.812195°N 30.587895°E / 36.812195; 30.587895 . [1] It is known from the Adriatic Sea, eastern Mediterranean Sea. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Swennen, C. (1961). On a collection of Opisthobranchia from Turkey. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. 38 (3): 41-75.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Taringa armata Swennen, 1961. Accessed on 2018-11-27
  3. Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes et al. (2012-2018) Taringa armata in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 16/05/2012, Accessed: 2018-11-27.
  4. Biologiamarina.org Taringa armata, accessed 2018-11-27.