| Tritonia challengeriana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritonia |
| Species: | T. challengeriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritonia challengeriana (Bergh, 1884) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Tritonia challengeriana is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. [3]
Nudibranchs are a group of soft-bodied, marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match, such as "clown," "marigold," "splendid," "dancer," "dragon," or "sea rabbit." Currently, about 3,000 valid species of nudibranchs are known.
Heterobranchia, the heterobranchs, is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs, which includes marine, aquatic and terrestrial gastropod mollusks.
Clione is a genus of small floating sea slugs, pelagic marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clionidae, the sea angels.
Tritonia is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia affinis is a species of sea slug, dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia antarctica is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonicula hamnerorum is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. A number of Caribbean species of Tritonia were moved to a new genus Tritonicula in 2020 as a result of an integrative taxonomic study of the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia ingolfiana is a species of small sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia odhneri is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia plumosa is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia pustulosa is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia reticulata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia septemtrionalis is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia undulata is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia velata is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia villafranca is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Tritonia vorax is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.
Clione antarctica is a species of "sea angel", a sea slug, a pelagic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clionidae, the "sea angels".
Terrestrial molluscs or land molluscs (mollusks) are an ecological group that includes all molluscs that live on land in contrast to freshwater and marine molluscs.
Duvaucelia is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tritoniidae. It was synonymised with Tritonia until 2020 when a revision of the family Tritoniidae brought it back into use.