Verconia nivalis

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Verconia nivalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Verconia
Species:
V. nivalis
Binomial name
Verconia nivalis
Baba, 1937
Synonyms

Noumea nivalisBaba, 1937

Verconia nivalis is a species of a dorid nudibranch (a colourful sea slug). It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [1] [2]

Distribution

Specimens are known to inhabit the waters around Sado Island, located in the East Sea off the coast of Japan. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Bieler, R. (1970). Verconia nivalis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866657 on 2016-01-13
  2. ↑ Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273. page(s): 142 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558467 on 2012-02-25
  3. ↑ "Verconia nivalis | Marine Biological Station, Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability". www.sc.niigata-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2025-10-11.


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