Coryphella verta
| Coryphella verta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Coryphellidae |
| Genus: | Coryphella |
| Species: | C. verta
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| Binomial name | |
| Coryphella verta (Ev. Marcus, 1970)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Coryphella verta Ev. Marcus, 1970 | |
Coryphella verta is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Brazil. It has been reported from Florida.[3]
Description
The maximum recorded body length is 21 mm.[4]
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[4]
References
- ^ Marcus Ev. (1970). "On some opisthobranchs from Cananeia, Brazil". Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo, Zoology 27: 207-228. [Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha, no.1, N.S., no. 27].
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2014). Flabellina verta (Ev. Marcus, 1970). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-10
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2007 (November 23) Flabellina verta (Marcus, 1970). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ a b c 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.