Ziminella japonica
Species of gastropod
| Ziminella japonica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Flabellinoidea |
| Family: | Paracoryphellidae |
| Genus: | Ziminella |
| Species: | Z. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ziminella japonica (Volodchenko, 1937)[1] | |
Ziminella japonica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Paracoryphellidae.[1]
Description
Z. japonica can grow up to a maximum length of 75 mm (3.0 in) and ceratal color varies from cream to yellow, orange and pink.[2]
Distribution
This species is widely distributed throughout British Columbia, Alaska, Japan, Siberia and Atlantic Canada to Massachusetts.[2]
References
- ^ a b World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 5, 2012
- ^ a b slugsite Retrieved July 5, 2012
