Tritonia exsulans

Tritonia exsulans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Tritoniidae
Genus:	Tritonia
Species:	T. exsulans
Binomial name
	Tritonia exsulans; Bergh, 1894

Last updated March 05, 2021

Tritonia exsulans is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.^[2]

Distribution

This species is found in the NE Pacific in shallow water, to 100 m depth. It has been frequently confused with Tritonia tetraquetra and Tritonia diomedea.^[3]

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References

↑ Bergh R. 1894. "Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in the charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried out by the U. S. Fish Commission Streamer "Albatross,"". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology25: 125-233, pls. 1-12.
↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Tritonia exsulans Bergh, 1894. Accessed on 2021-01-16.
↑ Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A. (2020). Consolidated data on the phylogeny and evolution of the family Tritoniidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) contribute to genera reassessment and clarify the taxonomic status of the neuroscience models Tritonia and Tochuina. PLOS ONE. 15(11): e0242103.

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[1] Bergh R. 1894. "Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in the charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried out by the U. S. Fish Commission Streamer "Albatross,"". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology25: 125-233, pls. 1-12.

[WoRMS-2] MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Tritonia exsulans Bergh, 1894. Accessed on 2021-01-16.

[3] Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A. (2020). Consolidated data on the phylogeny and evolution of the family Tritoniidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) contribute to genera reassessment and clarify the taxonomic status of the neuroscience models Tritonia and Tochuina. PLOS ONE. 15(11): e0242103.

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