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Tularia bractea
Scientific classification
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Tularia
Species:
T. albomarginata
Binomial name
Tularia bractea
Miller, 1971

Tularia bractea is a small sea slug, a gastropod mollusc in the family Athoracophoridae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to south eastern Australia, and the North Island of New Zealand.

Habitat

On coarse broken shell, corallina, or hydroids, at depths of between 5 and 25 m.

Description

This species is small and slender, mainly yellowish, speckled with white and gold. Its length is up to 16.5 m.

Life habits

References

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1