Berthelinia schlumbergeri

Berthelinia schlumbergeri is a species of a sea snail with a shell comprising two separate hinged pieces or valves. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Juliidae.[1]

Berthelinia schlumbergeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
Informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa
clade Oxynoacea
Superfamily:
Oxynooidea
Family:
Juliidae
Genus:
Berthelinia
Species:
B. schlumbergeri
Binomial name
Berthelinia schlumbergeri
Dautzenberg, 1895

Distribution

This subtropical species occurs in the western Indian Ocean, particularly South Africa.[2] The type locality for this species is Madagascar.[3]

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Berthelinia schlumbergeri Dautzenberg, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492595 on 2012-03-09
  2. http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=89450
  3. Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.


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