Julia japonica
Julia japonica 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.
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Distribution
The type locality for this species is Wakayama, Honshū, Japan.[2]
Ecology
It eats green alga Microdictyon japonicum.[3]
Its shell was also found in the intestine of fish Pacific yellowtail emperor (Lethrinus atkinsoni).[4]
References
- Kuroda T. & Habe T. (1951). Illust. Catal. Jap. Shells: 128.
- 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.
- Kawaguti S. & Yamasu T. (1962). "Julia japonica Found Living as a Bivalved Gastropod". Proceedings of the Japan Academy 38(6): 284-287. PDF
- (in Japanese) Kosuge T. & Kiso K. (2003). イソフエフキ(フエフキダイ科)の腸管内容物として出現したユリヤガイ "A record of Julia japonica (Gastropoda, Juliidae) found among intestine contents of the emperor fish Lethrinus atkinsoni (Pisces, Lethrinidae)". ちりぼたん The Chiribotan, 日本貝類学会研究連絡誌 Newsletter of the Malacological Society of Japan 34(4): 97-98. record in Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine Zasshi Kiji Sakuin.
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