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Leather limpet

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Onchidella borealis or Leather Limpet
Onchidella borealis is eating a purple sponge
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O. borealis
Binomial name
Onchidella borealis
Dall, 1872

Onchidella borealis is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]

Distribution

Description

A small sea slug about 1/2 inch long varying in colors from orange to a dark brown. The most identifying feature is the wavy sides of the sea slug.

Where to find

Mostly found on low tides, Onchidella borealis is a fairly hard organism to find.

References

  1. ^ Onchidella borealis Dall, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 March 2010.