| Tritonia pallescens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Tritonia |
| Species: | T. pallescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritonia pallescens Eliot, 1906 [1] | |
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