Cadlina abyssicola
Cadlina abyssicola is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.[2]
| Cadlina abyssicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Cadlinidae |
| Genus: | Cadlina |
| Species: | C. abyssicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cadlina abyssicola Valdés, 2001[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from deep water in New Caledonia. The holotype was collected at 394–397 m (1,293–1,302 ft) 20°54′S 165°53′E, and 12 paratypes were collected at depths of 270–570 m (890–1,870 ft) in the area.
References
- Valdés Á. 2001. Deep-sea cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from the tropical West Pacific, with descriptions of two new genera and eighteen new species. Malacologia 43(1-2) : 237-311
- MolluscaBase (2018). Cadlina abyssicola Valdés, 2001. Accessed on 2018-12-03.
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