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Coryphellina hamanni

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Coryphellina hamanni
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C. hamanni
Binomial name
Coryphellina hamanni
(Gosliner, 1994)[1]

Coryphellina hamanni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]

Distribution

This species is known from the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.[3]

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 32 mm.[4]

Ecology

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 3 m; maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[4]

References

  1. ^ Gosliner, T. M. (1994) New records of Flabellinidae (Opisthobranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Americas, with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 48: 171-183.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina hamanni Gosliner, 1994. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-27
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2006 (February 9) Flabellina hamanni Gosliner, 1994. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.