| Trinchesia taita | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Trinchesia |
| Species: | T. taita |
| Binomial name | |
| Trinchesia taita Edmunds, 1970 | |
| Synonyms | |
Tenellia taita(Edmunds, 1970) | |
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